BANGKOK, June 18 (Reuters) - Local favourite Atthaphon Sriboonkaew shrugged off a poor start to card a five-under-par 66 and grab the opening round lead at the Queen's Cup on Thursday.
Looking for a breakthrough win, the 36-year-old Thai dropped a bogey on the first hole but did not let it bog him down and sank six birdies, including three on the trot, to stay one shot ahead of Sri Lankan Mithun Perera.
"I didn't expect to be in the lead actually, having missed the halfway cuts two weeks in a row in Bangladesh and on the ADT (Asian Development Tour) in Malaysia last week," said Atthaphon.