Digvijay, Chowrasia among 5 Indians to make cut; Shiv ousted

Macau, May 19 (UNI) At joint 44th position, Digvijay Singh and SSP Chowrasia were leading the challenge at the halfway mark as just five of the 12 Indians made the cut with talented Shiv Kapur being the notable casualty at the 300,000 dollar Macau Open here today.

Digvijay carded a modest one-under 70 while Chowrasia was slightly better with two-under 69. With an aggregate of one over 143, Both Digvijay and Chowrasia are 10 shots off the leader Australian Brad Kennedy.

Among other Indians who advanced to the third round were Arjun Singh, Amandeep Johl and Ashok Kumar, all sharing the tied 55th spot with an agrregate of two-over 144.

While Arjun Singh played a one-under 70 round today, both Johl and Kumar returned a two-under 69 card.

Meanwhile, talented Shiv Kapur, who is going through a lean patch, missed the cut despite an improved showing today.

Shiv's two-over 73 today could not bail him out after his horrible opening round of seven-over 78 and at tied 116th, the Asian Tour Rookie of 2005 fell by the wayside.

Among other Indians, Amritinder Singh (146), Uttam Mundy (148), Gurbaaz Mann (148), Harinder Gupta (150) and Jaiveer Virk (155) also missed the cut.

Rahil Gangjee, meanwhile, retired after his two over 73 round yesterday.

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