Yuvraj Sandhu shot into the lead with a second round score of five-under 67 in the Rs. 1.5 crore Adani invitational golf championship at the Jaypee Greens Golf and Spa Resort on Wednesday.
Two-time champion this season, 28-year-old Yuvraj was joined in the lead at seven-under 137 by Arjun Prasad who had a three-under 69 this day.
Yuvraj was on song, converting seven birdies on the first 10, and narrowly missed a hole-in-one on the third.
“As there was no wind in the morning, I took advantage of the conditions. I lost a shot or two to the wind in the afternoon,” said Yuvraj.
Playing his fourth successive tournament, Yuvraj thanked the tournament physio for helping him get rid of the shoulder pain.
“I have had two solid days so far. I am looking forward to be in the leader group with Yuvraj for the second time this season,” said Arjun Prasad.
The overnight leaders Saptak Talwar and N. Thangaraja were not as good in the second round. Saptak had a par round and slipped to the fifth spot with five-under 139. Sri Lankan Thangaraja, another champion this season, had two-over 74 and placed joint seventh with Om Prakash Chouhan and Shaurya Bhattacharya at three-under 141.
The cut fell at three-over 147. It meant 60 professionals and one amateur, 19-year-old Sukhman Singh, making it to the third round.
The leading scores: 1T. Yuvraj Sandhu (70, 67), Arjun Prasad (68, 69) 137; 3T. Harendra Gupta (72, 66), Honey Baisoya (70, 68) 138; 5. Saptak Talwar (67, 72) 139; 6. Aryan Anand (70, 70) 140; 7T. Om Prakash Chouhan (68, 73), N Thangaraja (67, 74), Shaurya Bhattacharya (70, 71) 141; 10T. Gaurav Pratap Singh (72, 70), Ajeetesh Sandhu (71, 71), Aman Raj (72, 70), Tapendra Ghai (73, 69), Dhruv Sheoran (70, 72) 142.
Published – April 02, 2025 06:59 pm IST