John Catlin of USA dominated the leaderboard at the end of the first day’s play with a score of -7.
Tied second were Shih-Chang Chen (Taipei) and Ian Snyman (South Africa) with a score of -6.
Among the Indian players, S Chikkarangappa and Shiv Kapoor are both tied 5th with a score of -4 each.
Honey Baisoya, Viraj Madappa, and Karandeep Kochhar are tied 10th with a score of -3.
13 Indian players are playing in this tournament.