Indian golfer Karandeep Kochhar posted a fine round of 6-under 66 to position himself in the tied second place after the first day of the USD 500,000 IGPL Bharath Classic in Morocco.
The 26-year-old from Chandigarh is one shot behind the leader, Thailand's Runchanapong Youprayong, who carded 7-under 65 that included eight birdies against one bogey at the Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort.
Kochhar, a four-time winner in India, had a four-birdie streak early in the round from the second hole and turned in 5-under 31, before picking two more birdies against one bogey in his second nine for a 66.
Sharing the second place with Kochhar were Australia's Will Florimo and Austria's Nicklas Regner.
Thai star Runchanapong, who came into this week's event with a fine showing last week a third place AM Green IGPL Morocco Rising Stars benefitted from the experience of having played here, and took a one-shot lead in the AM Green IGPL Bharath Classic at the same venue.
The next best Indian in the field was Aryan Roopa Anand, who armed with confidence that leapfrogged since his win at the IGPL Congo, shot 4-under 68 despite two bogeys.
