Shubhankar’s 69 helps him make cut

Wentworth (UK), September 11

Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma played a steady round of a 3-under 69 to ensure weekend action at the BMW PGA Championship here.

Sharma, who shot a 70 in the first round, is now 5-under 139 and tied-25th, a rise of 26 places from his opening-round tied-51.

Sharma, fighting to get into the top-60 and qualify for the season-ending Race to Dubai World Tour Championships later in the year, is currently 104th. A good result here should take him into the top-90 and give him a chance to improve in further events.

Sharma had birdies on the first, fourth, 12th and 13th while he bogeyed seventh hole for the second day running.

Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat, who recently regained his PGA Tour card, moved into outright lead.

Superb Tvesa makes cut

Holzhausern (Switzerland): Tvesa Malik fired a superb bogey-free 6-under 66 at the VP Bank Swiss Ladies Open as the Indian golfer was placed tied-22 after the second round.

The threat of lightning meant that there were still groups yet to complete their second round on Saturday.

Tvesa’s aggregate was a 5-under 139 for the tied-22nd position with her compatriot Aditi Ashok (70-69).

Germany’s Sandra Gal (67-63) and Switzerland’s Kim Metraux (66-64) produced sensational second rounds to be tied at the top on Day 2.

Among other Indian’s, Gaurika Bishnoi added a 69 to her first-round 73 and was 2-under 140 and T-36th. Vani Kapoor (73-72) squeezed inside the cutline and was 1-over and T-61. However, Amandeep Drall (72-75), Ridhima Dilawari (75-75), Astha Madan (81-84) missed the cut.

Goydos leads in St Louis

St Louis: Paul Goydos, Doug Barron and Marco Dawson each shot a 5-under 66 to share the first-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions’ inaugural Ascension Charity Classic.

Jim Furyk, Vijay Singh, Wes Short Jr, Steve Flesch and Cliff Kresge were a stroke back on Norwood Hills’ West Course. — Agencies