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Dubai, Oct 23: Rakshit Dahiya raised hopes of a fine first day for India at the 16th Asia-Pacific Amateur Golf Championship before ending at even par 72 for a tied 20th place here on Thursday.

Dahiya, the only one of the five Indians to have played the AAC previously, hauled himself up into the Top-10 with three birdies between he second and fifth and another one on 10th. At that stage he was 3-under through 10 holes as he went past the turn.

Then came a run of four bogeys in five holes on the back nine, which pulled him back and was over par, before closing the day with a birdie on the 18th.

Dahiya at 72 was tied 20th, and so was reigning All India Amateur champion Anshul Mishra, who went out in 2-over and then rallied with two birdies on the back nine to finish with

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