Mauritius Open: Chadha tied 22nd as Indians struggle in windy conditions

India's golfers struggled to negotiate a stiff breeze with Abhijit Singh Chadha finishing the opening round of the AfraAsia Bank Mauritius Open at tied 22nd after a 69 here on Thursday.

Chandigarh's Chadha was three-under for a total of 69 after managing four birdies at the picturesque 18-hole Heritage Golf Course Club. He had birdies on the second, seventh, tenth and fourteenth hole and a bogey on the sixteenth.

At tied 35th with a two-under, the seasoned Jyoti Randhawa was the next best Indian at the end of the opening day of the tournament, which is co-sponsored by the European Tour, Asian Tour and Sunshine Tour.

Denmark's 18-year-old Rasmus Hojgaard signed off his opening round with a 66 to sit atop the leaderboard with four others - France's Benjamin Hebert and Romain Langasque, Grant Forrest of Scotland and South African Brandon Stone.

Playing his first season on the European Tour, rookie Hojgaard had four birdies and an eagle, on the seventh hole.

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