New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Asian Games gold medallist Pranavi Urs shot a two-under 70 to be three shots off the lead after the first round of the Hero Women's Indian Open at the DLF Golf and Country Club course in Gurugram on Thursday. The 23-year-old overcame a sixth-hole bogey with three birdies, on the 8th, 14th and 17th, to be tied fourth when she finished her round early in the afternoon.

Her playing partner and defending champion of the $500,000 Ladies European Tour event, Shannon Tan, shot a bogey-free 4-under par 68 to hold the early lead. Switzerland's Chiara Tamburlini, teeing off later, took a one-shot lead for Day 1. The 2024 LET Order of Merit champion carded a five-under 67 with seven birdies and two bogeys on the challenging co...