November 29, 2013. The ongoing contest at Indonesian Open got interesting after Thailand’s Prom Meesawat shot a second round of five-under-par 66 at the Indonesia Open to surge ahead on Friday. However, India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar still retains top position till he returns to finish second round ‘s play on Saturday morning.
The Overnight leader Bhullar played through 16 holes on -10 while playing partner Jazz Janewattananond of Thailand was on -9 with two more holes to play. They will return at 6.15am Saturday to complete the second round alongside 52 other players.
Seasoned Thai stars Thongchai Jaidee and Thaworn Wiratchant, both former Indonesia Open winners, fired a 67 and 64 respectively for identical 134s in the morning before play was abandoned at 3.46pm local time due to lightning threats.
The 29-year-old Prom turned in one-over-par 37 but marked a sensational comeback when he chipped-in from 25-feet for birdie on hole two. He immediately holed four straight birdies and added another birdie on the eighth hole to set the clubhouse target.
“I played slight better because I could control the ball. The turning point came when birdied hole two because my confidence came back and I started sinking more birdies,” said the Thai.
Thai who lost to China’s Liang Wen-chong in a play-off in Manila has been on a lookout for second Asian Tour title since 2006 after compiling a nine-under-par 133 total at the Pantai Indah Kapuk course at the Damai Indah Golf. He wants to get over his past disappointment to make strong bid this time.
“I’ve forgotten about the Manila defeat. I’m just concentrating on this week. I finished the play-off in the Philippines and that was it for me. I have to move on from there,” added the 29-year-old Prom.
Meanwhile other Indians in the field, SSP Chowrasia completed his round with brilliant 66 to be tied 13th along with fellow Indian Sujjan Singh. Anirban Lahiri is placed 21st after carding 68 at the end of Friday’s round. Jyoti Randhawa is also tied 21st after day 2.
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