Tonje Daffinrud from Norway shot an impressive 6-under par 66 to lead the field by four shot after the first round of the Hero Women’s Indian Open in Gurugram.
Tonje Daffinrud from Norway shot an impressive 6-under par 66 to lead the field by four shot after the first round of the Hero Women’s Indian Open.
With only one bogey and seven birdies on her scorecard, the 27-year-old from Oslo birdied her last three holes to lay down the marker.
Fellow Norwegian Marianne Skarpnord, Austrian Christine Wolf and Thailand’s Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras are two behind her at 4-under, with Sweden’s Caroline Hedwall, England’s Florentyna Parker and Indian Ridhima Dilawari close behind on 3-under.
It was the lowest ever opening round on the Gary Player Course at DLF Golf and Country Club, which opened in 2015. Prior to that, two players, Pernilla Lindberg and Nontaya Srisawang, carded first rounds of 66 on the Arnold Palmer Course in 2011.
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