By DONALD WELLINGTON

Austrian HP Bacher took an early lead with five under, but Muthaiga’s Greg Snow played three under par 68 to finish the first round of this year’s Barclays Kenya Open Golf tournament at the par 71 Karen Golf and Country Club.

Snow, picked two birdies on the first nine, the first one on the par five hole two and the other one on the par four hole eight for a first nine score of 33.

In the second nine, Snow picked a birdie on the par four 12^th hole, but played a bogey on the three 14^th, recovered with a birdie on the par five 15^th, but dropped another shot on the par three 16^th hole, before ending his round in style with a birdie on the par five 18^th for a score of 35 to end the day on the leader board as tied fifth.

Hard hitting Dismas Indiza played two under par 69 to finish tied ninth and as the second best placed Kenyan after the first round.

Indiza who won the first leg of the KCB tour a fort night ago in Royal, before finishing second at the JTL Masters last week, carried his form on the first day of the Open and will be hoping to pile pressure on the overnight leaders in today’s round.

He started with pars on the first six holes, before dropping a shot on the par three seventh hole, pared hole eight and sunk a birdie on the par four hole nine for a first nine score of 35.

In the second nine, Indiza played pars on holes 10 and 11, then picked a shot on the par four 12^th, then had another birdie on the par five 15^th hole, before playing a bogey on the par three 16^th, but recovered with another birdie on the par five 18^th for a score of 34. bijoux pandora bijoux pandora

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