Another positive day for Matteo Manassero: the Italian finished the first lap of the race at the topHero Indian Open thanks to a day without bogey and with seven strokes under par.
Manny, back to winning ways in recent weeks on the DP World Tour after a nearly 11-year wait, recorded five birdies and an eagle on the Gary Player Course at DLF Golf & Country Club.”It was a
special dayI played well from tee to green, I’m certainly happy with this result”, the satisfaction of the 30-year-old from Veneto.
Manassero shares the first-round lead with Dutchman Joost Luiten, who carded nine birdies and two bogeys in his round of 65, and Japan’s Keita Nakajima.
As for the other Italians, a good start also for Lorenzo Scalise, 21st with 69 (-3). Behind him Guido Migliozzi, 43rd with 71 (-1), and Francesco Laporta, 64th with 72 (par).
Andrea Pavan, 80th with 73 (+1), Filippo Celli and Edoardo Molinari, both 108th with 75 (+3), risk elimination and are called to change gear.
L’Hero Indian Opennow in its 57th edition, is giving away 2,500,000 dollars, of which 382,500 will go to the winner.
