BK Rai, who plays with 14 handicap allowances, also scored 38 points but remained behind Shrestha on countback. [break]
Shrestha scored 18 points on the back nine while Rai scored only 17. LP Gurung and Gopal Chitrakar finished the day in third and fourth positions respectively. Both the amateurs, who play with seven handicap allowances, scored 35 points but Gurung remained ahead on countback.
Gurung scored 18 points on the back nine while Chitrakar scored 16. Altogether 36 golfers teed off on Friday while another lot of golfers will tee off on Saturday.
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