Siddikur in 81st place

The Bangladeshi duo of Siddikur Rahman and Jamal Hossain got off to solid but unspectacular starts in the BNI Indonesian Masters which began in Jakarta yesterday.

Siddikur and Jamal both got off to shaky starts, carding bogeys on the first hole at the scenic Royale Jakarta Golf Club. However, since that point Siddikur traded three further bogeys against three birdies to finish with a one-over-par which saw him share 81st position.

Jamal remained steady till the last hole, hitting another bogey on the 18th to finish with a two-over-par. He finished the first round at a joint-102nd.

Both golfers remain far off the pace in the US 750,000 dollar event, with India's Gaganjeet Bhullar, Thailand's Gunn Charoenkul and Japan's Masahiro Kawamura sharing first with six-under-par.

The round was suspended due to darkness at 5.55pm local time with 5 golfers unable to finish their rounds.