Golf: Robert-Jan Derksen grabbed the clubhouse lead at the fog-delayed €1.8million Avantha Masters in India and if the Dutchman goes on to win he will take the trophy to the Taj Mahal after a bet with his caddie.

The two-time European Tour winner ignored a swirling wind to card a flawless six-under 66 for a one-stroke advantage over England’s Mark Foster, Argentine Julio Zapata and Darren Beck, who still has five holes to play.

Australian Beck is among 66 players who will return tomorrow to complete their first rounds after morning fog caused a delay of more than three hours.

Derksen had no such worries and is already thinking about winning the tournament at the DLF Golf and Country Club.

"If things go well this week I have a bet with my caddie that we will take the trophy to the Taj Mahal on Monday," said the 37-year-old, who held off Ernie Els to win the 2003 Dubai Desert Classic and also won the 2005 Madeira Islands Open.

"That would be great but I have to win first which is the difficult thing. I’ve never been (to the Taj Mahal) and I think this is a great occasion to make that happen."

Jeev Milkha Singh and Rashid Khan posted matching 68s to spearhead the Indian challenge.

Nursing a back injury, the 39-year-old Singh had an eventful round that included finding water, a two-stroke penalty for overlooking a local rule after his ball hit a floodlight tower and a closing eagle on the par-five ninth.

"My iron play was great today and I was feeling good on the putts. The course is in excellent shape but the conditions were a little tricky due to the wind," said Singh.

Defending champion Andrew Dodt of Australia was level-par after seven holes.

Derksen started his round on the back nine and although he missed birdie opportunities on his first two holes, he got the ball rolling with a ten footer on the 12th.

Further birdies followed at the 17th, 18th, third and sixth before he completed his scoring at the ninth – his last – with an 18 foot effort.

“It was good. It was a bit of a wait this morning, but it was worth the wait,” added Derksen, referring to the fog delay.

“I played steady, drove it nicely – I think that’s important on this course. Putting was much better than the last few weeks, I’ve struggled a little bit with that but today it was much better.

“I think these greens you need to be more patient, I think I was very patient today. I’ve worked hard on my putting the last few days.”

Gareth Maybin managed 10 holes in one under par after picking up shots at the sixth and ninth plus a bogey at the seventh.

Paul McGinley wasn't having much fun after he opened with a triple bogey seven at the first. The Dubliner got one back at the short third but dropped another stroke at the fifth and was three over through eight holes.