Catlin and Lee ‘share’ early lead in Indonesian Masters

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World Swimming Championships in Hangzhou in eastern China’s Zhejiang Province on Dec 13. (AP) JAKARTA, Dec 13, (RTRS): American John Catlin fired a six-underpar 66 to share a one-shot lead with qualifying school graduate Lee Sung-ho of South Korea in the opening round of the Indonesian Masters on Thursday.

Unfazed by playing alongside seasoned professionals like Swede Henrik Stenson and India’s Anirban Lahiri, Catlin showed the sparkling form that led him to three Asian Tour titles this season.

The 28-yearold carded seven birdies and a bogey to set the pace in the morning session at the Royale Jakarta

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“Henrik’s a really nice guy and I’ve known Anirban for about four years,” Catlin said. “It was nice to play with them.

“That definitely helped when you’re going out there and trying to make birdies. When you see other guys making birdies, that kind of pushes you.

So that was more of how I was doing it today.”

Lee, who is currently 95th on