Foxhills (Surrey), Aug 10 (PTI) Karandeep Kochhar led four Indians into the weekend rounds of the International Series England placed tied-fifth at the Par-71 Foxhills Club & Resort here.
At 7-under, Kochhar (68-67) was well placed after two rounds, while veteran Jeev Milkha Singh — at 53 the oldest player in the event — shot 69-68 to be tied ninth at 5-under.
Khalin Joshi (70-71) at 1-under and Anirban Lahiri (72-70) at par were the other Indians to make the cut. Joshi was T-43 and Lahiri was T-62.
The Indians who missed, which fell at even par, were Rayhan Thomas (73-70), Veer Ahlawat (73-70), Honey Baisoya (72-72), SSP Chawrasia (74-70), Varun Chopra (72-74), Ajeetesh Sandhu (72-74), Gaganjeet Bhullar (77-72), S Chikkangappa (74-76), Jyoti Randhawa (79-74) and Yuvraj Sandhu (83-71).
American Peter Uihlein shot one of the best rounds of his life, a course record 10-under-par 61, to surge into the lead at the halfway stage.
His round, made up of an eagle, nine birdies and a bogey, was remarkably 10 shots better than his first round and saw him move to 10-under in the USD two million event.
He leads Belgium’s Thomas Pieters and England’s Robert Dinwiddie by one shot.
Pieters returned a 69, and Dinwiddie — one of six players to make it through the 18-hole qualifier for this event — carded a 66 on the Longcross course.
American Caleb Surratt is one shot behind the duo after carding a 66. England’s Richard Bland is a stroke further behind, following a 69, along with Kochhar.
The tournament is the ninth event of the year on the Asian Tour and the fourth stop on The International Series.
Source: PTI News
