Dec 4, 2013: Bangalore lad Udayan Mane maintained a three-shot lead even as Karan Taunk brought cheer to the local crowd as he shot the day’s best of 6-under 65 to be in sole second position at the end of the half-way stage of the Tata Steel Jharkhand Amateur golf championship being played at the par-71 Golmuri Golf Club here on Wednesday.
Udayan shot a 4-under 67 for an aggregate of 14-under 128 for the tournament while Karan was three shots behind the leader. Simarjeet Singh was four shots further behind Karan. Jaibir Singh was in fourth place with a total of 136. Trishul Chinnappa and HS Kang were tied for the fifth place at 138.
Udayan after a steady start got into his wonted form firing three consecutive birdies from the third hole to finish his front nine at 3-under. On the back nine, the stocky golfer made his first mistake in two days when he made a bogey on the 12th which he immediately rectified it with a birdie on the very next hole. Signing off with a birdie, Udayan submitted a card of 4-under for the day.
Karan who knows the Golmuri course by the back of his hand, began in a whirlwind fashion making a hat-trick of birdies. The top amateur then lost a stroke on the par-3 fifth hole which he regained on the next par-3, the eighth hole. Karan then made a birdie on the 11th which was followed by a bogey on the next hole. With three more birdies on the 13th, 15th and 18th, Karan ended the day as the best golfer.
Top scores after 36 holes
128 Udayan Mane (61, 67); 131 Karan Taunk (66, 65); 135 Simarjeet Singh (65, 70); 136 Jaibir Singh (66, 70); 138 Trishul Chinnappa (71, 67), HS Kang (70, 68); 139 Tapendra Ghai (70, 69); 141 Roshan Raj (70, 71); 143 Ankur Chadha (73, 70), Lokesh Lakshman (71, 72), Aman Raj (70, 73), Ainesh Ahluwalia (69, 74), BR Raja (69, 74)
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