Ahmedabad, 18-01-2017
Gulfam and Harish K are joint second round leaders at Final Qualifying Stage
Eighty-two players make the halfway cut, hole-in-one for Nur Hossain Sardar
Delhi’s Gulfam (75-68) and Mysuru’s Harish K (70-73) led the field after round two of the PGTI’s Final Qualifying Stage for the 2017 season being held at the Kensville Golf & Country Club near Ahmedabad. The two golfers were tied for the lead at one-under-143.
Gulfam shot the day’s best score of four-under-68 which featured five birdies and a bogey. Harish K on the other hand carded a one-over-73 that included three birdies and four bogeys.
Amateur Arjun Prasad who recently earned his Asian Tour card was in tied third at even-par-144 along with Vijay Kumar, C G Somiah and P Prabhu.
Kolkata’s Nur Hossain Sardar fired a hole-in-one on the 11th during his round of 71. He was placed tied 12th at two-over-146.
The halfway cut fell at 12-over-156. The top eighty-two players made the cut.
At the end of round four on Friday, the top 39 players (+ ties) will earn full cards for the 2017 PGTI season.
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