India’s Jeev Milkha Singh found three bogeys in the four-hole stretch between the 13th and 16th and then made light of the 17th hole bogey to come back with a three-under 67 that ensured he stayed on for the weekend at the Byron Nelson Golf Championship.
Jeev, who had a 72 in the first with a total of one-under 139, is tied 44th, an improvement of 56 places from his overnight 100th place.
Meanwhile, Arjun Atwal slipped with a poor finish to tied 59th from overnight 25th after returning a one-over 71 in the second round. Atwal a stroke adrift at a total of 140.
However, Daniel Chopra missed the cut with rounds of 73 and 71. Jeev had birdies on fourth and seventh against a lone bogey on fifth in the front nine to make the turn one-under.
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SSP T-13; Shiv, Jyoti miss cut
Wentworth, Britain: India’s Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia added a second round 73 to his first round 67 at the BMW PGA Championship golf to keep himself in line for his first top-10 since his maiden win on the European Tour two years ago.
Chowrasia, with a total of two-under 140, was tied 13th and four behind leader Luke Donald of England, who had rounds of 68 and 68 on the first two days. India’s other two challengers made an early exit.
Shiv Kapur improved on his first round 79 by 11 shots when he shot 68, but the gap was far too much and he missed the cut at five-over 147 in tied 91st. Jyoti Randhawa with 74 and 74 was tied 100th also missed the cut, which came at one-over 143. — IANS