Jakarta: Hong Kong’s impressive young amateur star Taichi Kho and Thailand’s Itthipat Buranatanyarat fired stunning bogey-free eight-under-par 64s to take the clubhouse lead in the rain and lightning-interrupted first round of the Mandiri Indonesia Open yesterday at Pondok Indah Golf Course.
Kho, ranked 100th on the World Amateur Golf Ranking, sensationally took the lead in a professional event for the first time when he holed his third shot on the par-five ninth hole, which was his 18th, to join Itthipat at the top of the leaderboard.
A total of 59 players where unable to finish due to two weather delays earlier before play was abandoned due…