Shiv Kapur tied 6th, 6 Indians make cut in Singapore Open

Singapore, Sep 8 (UNI) Shiv Kapur leapfrogged to the tied sixth place with a sedate round of two-under 69 even though compatriot Jyoti Randhawa slipped to tied 10th as six Indians made the cut in the three million dollar Barclays Singapore Open here today.

Those who fell by the wayside after two rounds included Digvijay Singh, Rahil Gangjee, Uttam Singh Mundy, Harmeet Kahlon and Gurbaaz Mann.

There is no doubt about Shiv's talent and the youngster showed his maturity today and moved up to tied 10th with a two-day total of three-under 139.

Shiv had a perfect beginning as he kicked off with a birdie and picked shots on the fourth, 16th and 18th holes -- thus ensuring that the dropped shots on eighth and 12th doesn't cost him much.

Winner of the 2000 event Randhawa, however, had a disastrous day as he slipped from overnight's third place. Randhawa struggled to deal with the par-fours and went two-over 73 today.

Randhawa's birdie quintet was negated by as many bogeys and he stumbled on a double bogey on par-four 15th to end the day on a disappointing note. Randhawa was joined by compatriot Arjun Singh at the 10th place with a two-day total of one-under 141.

Jeev Milkha Singh too had a horrendous round of five-over 76 even though he managed to make the cut at five-over 147 and settled for the tied 51st place.

Among others, Kolkata-based SSP Chowrasia (143) and seasoned Gaurav Ghei (147) also remained in fray for last two day's action.

At the top of the table, South African Ernie Els produced a classy six-under 65 for a new course record as he charged into a the lead which he shares with Scott Strange with a two-day total of 136.

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