Riyadh, Nov 19 (PTI) India's Anirban Lahiri was placed tied 81st and had a lot of catching up to do after starting with an even par 71 in the opening round of PIF Saudi International golf tournament, here on Wednesday.

The only Indian in the field, Lahiri combined three birdies with three bogeys and will need a solid second round to climb up the leaderboard and make his way inside the cut line.

Caleb Surratt and Adrian Meronk rekindled their magic with the Riyadh Golf Club, shooting nine-under-par 62s to take the first-round lead.

The pair of Suratt and Meronk lead from Belgium's Thomas Pieters, who returned a 63 while Kiradech Aphibarnrat from Thailand shot a 64 in the final event of the season on The International Series, and the third from last stop on the Asian Tour calendar.

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