HSB / Panchkula
Local favourite Angad Cheema carded a five-under-67 to emerge second-round leader of the TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship at Panchkula Golf Club while rookie Yuvraj Sandhu (Chandigarh) shot the day’s best score of seven-under-65 to move into second place on Wednesday.
Rashid Khan of Delhi, the round one leader, slipped to tied third at seven-under-137 after a round of 71. Mukesh Kumar (67) of Mhow too took a share of third. He gained 14 places from his overnight tied 17th.
Jyoti Randhawa was tied 26th at even-par-144 after he shot a second straight 72. Defending champion N Thangaraja (70) of Sri Lanka was also in tied 26th.
The cut went at two-over-146. Fifty-eight professionals made the cut.