Atwal cards flawless 64, moves to 31st
1 Dec 2012 7:50 AM IST
Indian golfer Arjun Atwal sparkled with a flawless eight-under 64 at the Nicklaus Tournament Course for a share of the 31st spot after the second round of the PGA Tour Qualifying School.
Atwal, a former winner on the PGA Tour, vaulted from a lowly 150th to tied 31st at six-under 138 at the end of the second round of the gruelling six-round qualifiers.
Meanwhile, Daniel Chopra, 20th overnight, added a 66 at Nicklaus Course to his first round 68 at the Stadium Course, and moved to tied fifth after two rounds at 10-under 134.
Bhavik Patel, an American of Indian origin, shot 69 and is now tied 39th at five-under 139.
The leader after two rounds is a 20-year-old Korean, Meen Whee Kim (68-63). Kim shot nine-under 63 at the TPC and is at 13-under 131.
Kim is followed by Vaughn Taylor (68-64) and in tied third place is overnight leader Steve Lebrun (64-69) and Richard lee (66-67).
Atwal, who struggled to a two-over 74 on the first day made no errors on the second. He birdied the second, fourth sixth and then eagled the seventh to turn in five-under.
JEEV LYING 19T AT THE NIPPON SERIES JT CUP
Jeev Milkha Singh added a second successive one-over 71 to be two-over 142 at the midway stage of the Golf Nippon Series JT Cup on Friday.
Jeev is tied 19th in the tournament that has only 26 starters and there is no cut. Jeev had two birdies and three bogeys, including one on the 18th and last hole.
Hiroyuki Fujita, who has a insurmountable lead in the race for the Money List honours, looked set to win the tournament for a third successive time. Fujita, who won the tournament in 2010 and 2011 is now five shots ahead of the nearest rival.
GAGANJEET BHULLAR HOPES TO CASH IN AT THAILAND
Gaganjeet Bhullar, who hit the million-dollar mark in career earnings on the Asian Tour this year, hopes to ignite a late charge for the prestigious Order of Merit crown by winning the Thailand Golf Championship next week.
The talented Indian is currently fourth on the Order of Merit with earnings of $422,925, courtesy two victories but is some $220,000 behind leader Marcus Fraser of Australia.
Atwal, a former winner on the PGA Tour, vaulted from a lowly 150th to tied 31st at six-under 138 at the end of the second round of the gruelling six-round qualifiers.
Meanwhile, Daniel Chopra, 20th overnight, added a 66 at Nicklaus Course to his first round 68 at the Stadium Course, and moved to tied fifth after two rounds at 10-under 134.
Bhavik Patel, an American of Indian origin, shot 69 and is now tied 39th at five-under 139.
The leader after two rounds is a 20-year-old Korean, Meen Whee Kim (68-63). Kim shot nine-under 63 at the TPC and is at 13-under 131.
Kim is followed by Vaughn Taylor (68-64) and in tied third place is overnight leader Steve Lebrun (64-69) and Richard lee (66-67).
Atwal, who struggled to a two-over 74 on the first day made no errors on the second. He birdied the second, fourth sixth and then eagled the seventh to turn in five-under.
JEEV LYING 19T AT THE NIPPON SERIES JT CUP
Jeev Milkha Singh added a second successive one-over 71 to be two-over 142 at the midway stage of the Golf Nippon Series JT Cup on Friday.
Jeev is tied 19th in the tournament that has only 26 starters and there is no cut. Jeev had two birdies and three bogeys, including one on the 18th and last hole.
Hiroyuki Fujita, who has a insurmountable lead in the race for the Money List honours, looked set to win the tournament for a third successive time. Fujita, who won the tournament in 2010 and 2011 is now five shots ahead of the nearest rival.
GAGANJEET BHULLAR HOPES TO CASH IN AT THAILAND
Gaganjeet Bhullar, who hit the million-dollar mark in career earnings on the Asian Tour this year, hopes to ignite a late charge for the prestigious Order of Merit crown by winning the Thailand Golf Championship next week.
The talented Indian is currently fourth on the Order of Merit with earnings of $422,925, courtesy two victories but is some $220,000 behind leader Marcus Fraser of Australia.
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