Catlin leads as Asian Tour tees off after Covid-19 break

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John Catlin of the US playing a shot during round one of the Blue Canyon Championship golf tournament at the Blue Canyon Country Club in Phuket, November 25, 2021. — Paul Lakatos/Asian Tour handout pic via AFP BANGKOK, Nov 25 — America’s John Catlin took a one-shot clubhouse lead in the Blue Canyon Phuket Championship today as golf’s Asian Tour returned after a 20-month break imposed by the pandemic. Eagles at the par five ninth and 15th holes helped the four-time tour winner to a first round 65, seven under par, a shot ahead of Taiwan’s Chan Shih-chang. The US$1...