City lad Yuvraj leads after round two in Invitational Golf championship

Chandigarh’s Yuvraj Sandhu and Delhi’s Arjun Prasad climbed atop the leader board with totals of 7-under 137 after round two of the Adani Invitational Golf Championship being played at the Jaypee Greens Golf & Spa Resort, Greater Noida.

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Sandhu (70-67), a two-time winner on the PGTI this season, came up with a 67 on Wednesday to rise nine spots from his overnight tied 10th, while Arjun (68-69) delivered a 69 to gain two spots from his overnight tied third place. Chandigarh golfer Harendra Gupta shot the day’s best score of 66 to end up in tied third place at 6-under 138 along with Honey Baisoya of Delhi, who sank two eagles during his round of 68. Saptak Talwar, the first-round joint leader, carded a 72 to close the day as the best-placed professional from Greater Noida as he occupied fifth position at 5-under 139. The halfway cut came down at three-over 147. A total of 60 professionals and one amateur made the cut.

The lone amateur to make the cut was 19-year-old Sukhman Singh (71) of Noida, who was tied 31st at two-over 146. Sandhu came out all guns blazing on the second day, making seven birdies on the first 10 holes, where he hit his irons and wedges to perfection. On this stretch, 28-year-old Yuvraj narrowly missed a hole-in-one on the third, chipped-in on the 10th and produced some exceptional chips and a terrific bunker shot to leave himself easy birdie conversions.

“This is my fourth straight week of competition so there was a little shoulder pain at the start of this event. But the physio here at the tournament, Ravinder Sir helped me get rid of the pain. A big thanks to him,” said Sandhu. Twenty-six-year-old Arjun Prasad, still searching for his maiden victory, made four birdies and a bogey in round two. Three of Arjun’s birdies came on the par-5s as a result of two outstanding up and downs and a great bunker shot.