Randhawa soars to tied 7th, 7 Indians make cut in Malaysia

Johor Bahru, Malaysia, Sep 1 (UNI) The bogey on the fourth hole was the only blip in a near-perfect round as Jyoti Randhawa, riding on a couple of eagles, carded a scintillating eight-under 64 to leapfrog to the tied seventh position as seven Indians made the cut in the 300,000 dollar Malaysian Masters here today.

It was a dazzling show by former Asian Tour number one Randhawa at the Pulai Springs Resort and with this show, the Indian brightened his chance of a top five finish here.

South African Anton Haig is atop the table at 15-under 129.

Morning showed the day for Randhawa who began with a bang, picking up two shots in the very first hole and as if to prove his mastery over the par-five holes, he fired another eagle on the 11th.

The dropped shot on the fourth hole was a minor distraction as Randhawa reeled of birdies on the fifth, 10th, 13th and 14th holes for a sparkling second round that took his two-day tally to 10-under 134.

Among his compatriots, Shiv Kapur carded his second successive round of 68 and today's flawless round took his tally to eight-under 136 for the tied 17th place, which he shares with, among others, compatriot Digvijay Singh who also returned his second successive card of 68.

Gaurav Ghei also raised his game for a round of 66 and his aggregate of seven-under 137 earned him the tied 27th place.

After his opening round of 67, Kolkata-based SSP Chowrasia, however, could not maintain the tempo and returned 71 to finish tied 35th position.

Gurbaaz Mann (138) and Arjun Singh (139) were the two other Indians who made the cut.

Those who fell by the wayside included Amandeep Johl (140), Rahil Gangjee (142), Uttam Singh Mundy (142) and Harmeet Kahlon (144) apart from three other Indians.

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