Teen amateur Pranavi top Indian at HWIO; MacLaren, Hillier share lead

Teen amateur golfer Pranavi Urs nailed two late birdies to emerge as the best-placed Indian at Tied-10th after the opening round of the Hero Women's Indian Open here on Thursday.

The 16-year-old from Mysore, a past winner on the domestic pro tour, brought home a card of one-under 71 at the DLF Golf and Country Club to lie four shots behind the two leaders -- England's Meghan MacLaren and Whitney Hilliers of Australia.

Meghan and Whitney shared the lead at five-under 67.

Norwegian Marianne Skarpnord and England's Liz Young were tied third at four-under 68 each, while Swede Linda Wessberg (69) was fifth.

Four players, including Europe's Solheim Cup-winning captain, Catriona Matthew, were tied-sixth on two-under 70 and another eight players shot 71s to be Tied-10th including Pranavi.

Adding to the action on the first day was Lucknow-based 19-year-old Jyotsana Singh, a late entrant, who aced the par-3 16th. She had an interesting finish - four bogeys between 13th and 18th with an ace in ..