The Herald (Zimbabwe)

Kieran Vincent fares well in Indonesia

- Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter

ZIMBABWE'S top profession­al golfer Kieran Vincent started his Asian Tour campaign on a brighter note after he finished the first round of this week's Indonesian Masters presented by BNI at Royale Jakarta Golf Club.

TNE Vincent is tied on position 26 after an impressive two-under yesterday in the final Internatio­nal Series event of the season among the leaders going into today's second and decisive round after he maintained his composure despite playing alongside some of the world's best golfers.

Vincent, who is good at improving with each round, goes into today's second round trailing leader Gaganjeet

Bhullar of India by six shots.

Tied on 26th position the Zimbabwean player has an opportunit­y to make the cut after today's round.

Starting off in the front nine, Vincent opened with two birdies before he got an eagle in hole number three. He had some pars on holes four and five before he dropped a shot in number seven.

The tournament is led by India's Bhullar who struck again on Indonesian soil, firing a sizzling bogey-free eight-under-par 63.

Indonesian Masters presented BNI by has a purse of US$1.5 million.

TNE

Bhullar got the lead at Royale Jakarta Golf Club, ahead of second-placed Phachara Khongwatma­i from Thailand, American Paul Peterson and Honey Baisoya from India, all in with 65s. American Patrick Reed, Canada's Richard T. Lee, Australian­s

Wade Ormsby and Travis Smyth plus Thailand's Jazz Janewattan­anond, the winner in 2019, and Gunn Charoenkul are next best placed after carding 66.

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