Richard Bland
EUROPEAN Tour pro Richard Bland is off to a flier at the Avantha Masters, in India.
The Southampton golfer, who has started the season in fine form, shot four-under-par at the DLF Golf & Country Club, in New Delhi.
That put him into a tie for fifth, four shots behind leader Marcel Siem, of Germany, after day one.
Bland had reached five-under, before bogeys at 13 and 15 saw him slip back a bit.
However, the 37-year-old finished on a high, birdieing the last, to put him in early contention for a first ever European Tour win.
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