KATHMANDU, June 14: Gopal Chitrakar took the lead in the Third Mercantile Cup Golf Tournament on Friday as 16 golfers teed off on the first day of the tournament at the Royal Nepal Golf Club. [break]
Chitrakar, playing with six handicap allowances, accumulated 36 points in the tournament played under Stableford ¾ handicap format. Young talent Aditi Ghimire, playing with 14 handicap allowances, also accumulated 36 points to remain on top. Rahul Agrawal (H/C 11) and Rekha Ghimire (H/C 15) garnered 35 points each. Another lot of golfers will tee off on Saturday.