Pune, Oct. 28 -- Mohd Azhar of Hyderabad shot a top-notch seven-under 64 on day one to emerge the leader by one shot at the Poona Club Open being played here today.
Yuvraj Sandhu fired a six-under 65 to be placed second. Gurugram's Veer Ahlawat (66), was a further shot behind in third position.
The quintet of Akshay Damale, Aaron Rockey, Aditya Bhandarkar, Adityaa Garg and amateur Arkin Patel were the highest-placed among the Pune-based players as they returned scores of 71to occupy tied 29th place.
Mohd Azhar, who has been in decent form in recent times with four top-10s to his name in his last six starts, began his week with a birdie-bogey on the first two holes. However, he soon began to stamp his authority by adding three more birdie...