Hyderabad, April 14 -- Promising Krish Chawla burnt the course with a sizzling bogey-free five-under 65 on a scorching opening day of the IGU Telangana Amateur Golf Championship at the Hyderabad Golf Club here on Tuesday.

The 17-year-old from Chandigarh hardly put a foot wrong en route to a one-shot lead over the trio of Shashank Sachin, Ranveer Mitroo and Gulfam Hussian. Shamit Dakhane was a further stroke behind in sole fifth place.

Vinamra Anand, winner of the season opener, and Chaitanya Padey were tied sixth on two-under 68, while last week's winner, Ribhav Verma, struggled to get going, ending tied 16th with nine others at one-over 71.

Chawla, playing his first full season on the amateur circuit, was solid off the tee, immaculate...