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TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship: Yuvraj Sandhu, the sole Indian player in the field this week, got off to a difficult start at the Austrian Alpine Open as he carded 1-over 71 to be placed T-100. The leader at the end of the day was Yanhan Zhou of China with a card of 8-under 62.

Sandhu began the day on the front nine with three consecutive bogeys. A double bogey on the fifth hole saw him drop five shots in the first five holes of the round. A string of three straight birdies to close the front nine, followed by birdies on the 12th and 13th holes, helped Sandhu move back to even par.

He dropped a shot on the 14th but picked up another on the 16th before dropping a shot with a late birdie on the 17th to end the day at 1-over par. The low-scoring nature of the course requires Sandhu to pick up the pace if he hopes to make his fourth cut of the season this week.