Gurugram, March 26 -- The opening day of the Hero Indian Open today was about the almost neck-and-neck battle between two men with momentum.

The clubhouse leader by one at 6-under 66, Germany's Freddy Schott comes into the 59th edition of the US$ 2.55 million Hero Indian Open on the back of some solid golf on the DP World Tour.

Trailing by one at 5-under 67, Spaniard Eugenio Chacarra has the huge advantage of teeing off as the defending champion in the Tour's second event of the Asian Swing.

The duo's scorecards made for good reading amid the usual mayhem that is associated with the DLF Golf and Country Club, and the point got proved by just 31-under-par rounds on the day.

Respectful, Schott and Chacarra paid homage to this extremely te...