Zamal shows perfect form in 1st round of Panasonic Open

Dhaka – Bangladesh golfer Zamal Hossain Mollah teed off with bright form in the $ 400,000 Panasonic Open sharing 12th slot after the first round at Delhi Golf Club, India on Thursday.Zamal carded three-under-par 69 in the first round and stayed five shots behind the leader Ajeetesh Sandhu of Indian followed by another Indian golfer Shamim Khan with six-under-par 66, accordingly to asiantour.com.He traded four birdies against one bogey in the first round of the 7th edition meet to share the spot with eight other golfers.Zamal putted the 3rd, 6th and 7th holes with birdies and remained flawless to end the first 9.He went down towards starting the second session with a dismal bogey, but recovered the damage trading a birdie in the 16th.However, the two-time Asian Tour winner Siddikur Rahman, who secured top-9 in the last edition Panasonic Open in Japan, is not representing Bangladesh in this current edition as he is now busy on a special training in Manila ahead of his campaign in the Resorts World Manila Masters, starting at Southwoods Golf and Country Club of the Philippines on November 9.UNB news agency