Vinay shoots 2-under 70 to grab lead 

Vinay was two-over 146 after his second-round effort.

 

Jaibir Singh was placed second at 147 while Yashas Chandra was third just a shot behindShubham Narain was fourth at 149 while overnight leader Aalaap slipped to the fifth position at 150. Tapendra Ghai, Amir Khan and Varun Parikh were all tied for the sixth place at 152.

 

As many as 34 players made it to the last two rounds after the cut was applied at 14-over with Rayhan Thomas from the UAE and Stephen Machin from Scotland being the international players from a pack of ten to make the cut.

 

Local lad Vinay made a bogey on the second but steadied his game and stayed away from the danger. A birdie on the sixth was followed by an eagle on the par-5 eighth, which helped him take the turn at 2-under. He began the back nine with a bogey which he nullified with a birdie on the par-4, 15th. An eventful last three holes saw him make a bogey on the 16th before signing off with a birdie.

 

Top scores (after 36 holes)

146 Vinay Kumar Yadav (76, 70)

147 Jaibir Singh (74, 73)

148 Yashas Chandra (76, 72)

149 Shubham Narain (75, 74)

150 Aalaap IL (73, 77)

152 Tapendra Ghai (75, 77), Amir Khan (77, 75), Varun Parikh (78, 74)

153 Gagan Verma (73, 80), Arjun Chandnani (73, 80), Anant Ahlawat (75, 78), Yuvraj Sandhu (75, 78), Viren Thapar (75, 78), Rohan Dhole Patil (78, 75), Jaiveer Atwal (80, 73), Saarthak Chhibber (80, 73), Rayhan Thomas (83, 70)

 

 

Panuwat takes opening honours

 

Thailand’s Panuwat Muenlek launched his quest for a second Asian Development Tour (ADT) victory when he fired a seven-under-par 65 to take the opening round lead at the PGM Darulaman Championship in Jitra, Kedah, yesterday.

 

The 30-year-old Thai, who claimed his breakthrough ADT win last March, marked his card with eight birdies against a lone bogey to lead by one shot over American Josh Salah and Sukree Othman of Malaysia at the Darulaman Golf and Country Club.

 

Indonesia’s Danny Masrin, American Nick Sherwood, James Byrne of Scotland and Thailand’s Chanat Sakulpolphaisan shared fourth after posting matching 67s.

 Thailand’s Itthipat Buranatanyarat, highest ranked player in second place on the ADT Order of Merit, signed for a 69 to tie in 10th place while Malaysia’s No 1 golfer Danny Chia, who is bidding to qualify for the upcoming Olympics, returned with a 70 to sit in tied-18th position.

 

 

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