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Poona Club Golf Course: Amateurs led by Nishna Patel occupied three of the top four places at the end of the first round of the opening leg of the Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Poona Club Golf Course.

While Nishna led the charts with a 5-under 66, another amateur Mannat Brar (69) also had an eagle two on the Par-4 fifth and shot 3-under 69 as did professional Hitaashee Bakshi (69). Anuradha Chaudhuri, who has been doing well on the Indian Golf Union’s amateur circuit, carded 1-under 70 to be fourth.

Nishna, who has been part of the Indian amateur team for a while, shot a stunning 5-under 66 which included an eagle 2 on the Par-4 sixth hole, besides four other birdies against just one bogey on the Par-3 13th hole.