LONE SCOT LEE MISSES CUT IN INDIA BY FOUR
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It may sound like a fixture more in common with the Cricket World Cup, but India versus Bangladesh will take place on the fairways of the Delhi Golf Club on Saturday afternoon as S S P Chawrasia and Siddikur Rahman go head-to-head in the third round of the Hero Indian Open.
Chawrasia, the home hero, and Bangladeshi Siddikur are separated by a single stroke at the top of the halfway leaderboard. Both men are specialists around the extremely tight Delhi Golf Club with Chawrasia having won there twice while Siddikur, who recently recovered from a back injury, won this prestigious championship in 2013.
Chawrasia’s second round of four under par 67 – he is the only man in the field not to have dropped a shot this week – saw him move to ten under, while Siddikur posted a 68 to take second spot, with Thailand’s Chapchai Nirat and the Swede Joakim Lagergren tied for third on six under.
The two highest ranked men in the field, Anriban Lahiri and Miguel Angel Jiménez, will try to chase down the Delhi Golf Club specialists over the weekend, with Lahiri posting a fine 65 on day to get back to four under for the tournament and Jiménez moving to one under after a second round of 72.
The veteran Spaniard is T17 on 141, nine shots off the pace.
Craig Lee, the only Scot in the field, missed the cut by four shots with scores of 73 and 75 for 148.
Player Quotes
S S P Chawrasia: “I’ve played very well for the last two days. I’ve played here many times so I know how to play on this course. This is my first time I’m bogey free after 36 holes. I feel good and aggressive. I will do the same on the last two days. I’m very happy because I saved a lot of pars. It wasn’t easy to keep the bogeys away from my card. I had to make a lot of saves.
"It is tough when the wind changes direction but I know how to handle it here. I played well through the 2014 season. I started well this year as well so I’m feeling very confident. I’m very excited for the next two days.”
Siddikur Rahman: “I was a little bit disappointed with my double bogey because I had a good number of birdies. It was good to birdie the eighth and ninth. The ninth hole is very difficult but I hit a good five wood for my second shot and it landed eight feet from the hole. I always play for par on the ninth hole. On the fourth, I missed my shot and had to settle for double bogey. It shows that anything can happen on this golf course.
"I don’t want to think about my back injury. I rather think about my win here in 2013. I really enjoy playing here and I want to keep the same rhythm in in the next two rounds. You will definitely have some pressure but I always try my best to avoid it.”
Anirban Lahiri: “Now I’m in with a sniff. I managed to get some rhythm on the greens and made some good putts. I tried to focus on getting back to even-par yesterday and tried to push myself to make a few birdies coming in. I’m happy with the way I fought back. You got to keep it on the fairways and it is easier said than done especially when the wind starts to pick up. Whoever can keep the ball in play the most will probably walk away with a big smile.
"I’ve had a long relationship with the Delhi Golf Club. It wasn’t very friendly at the start but that’s turned around in the last three or four years. The feeling here now is just fantastic. There’s no pin position on the golf course where we haven’t seen before. There won’t be any surprises here. I’m quite comfortable out there and hopefully I can play well. "
ALL THE SECOND-ROUND SCORES
132 S Chawrasia (Ind) 65 67
133 S Rahman (Ban) 65 68
136 J Lagergren (Swe) 65 71, C Nirat (Tha) 65 71
137 R McEvoy (Eng) 70 67, P Peterson (USA) 69 68
138 P Marksaeng (Tha) 68 70, A Lahiri (Ind) 73 65,
139 M Fraser (Aus) 69 70, M Perera (Sri) 67 72, J Roos (RSA) 70 69, P Lawrie (Irl) 69 70
140 M Korhonen (Fin) 68 72, A Otaegui (Esp) 70 70, R Lee (Can) 65 75, A Atwal (Ind) 70 70, C Del Moral (Esp) 69 71
141 J Hahn (USA) 70 71, M Tullo (Chi) 72 69, M Jiménez (Esp) 70 71, S Sharma (Ind) 69 72, J Palmer (Eng) 70 71, K Richardson (Aus) 67 74, A Da Silva (Bra) 71 70
142 J Janewattananond (Tha) 68 74, M Jaini (Ind) 73 69, A Cheema (Ind) 72 70, T Khrongpha (Tha) 68 74, B Evans (Eng) 72 70, S Kapur (Ind) 73 69, G Maybin (Nir) 72 70, A Velasco (Esp) 71 71, S Kjeldsen (Den) 71 71, L Weber (Fra) 68 74, D Chopra (Swe) 70 72, P Meesawat (Tha) 71 71, C Pigem (Esp) 70 72, A Wall (Eng) 72 70
143 W Ormsby (Aus) 75 68, P Junhasavasdikul (Tha) 73 70, R Khan (Ind) 71 72, J Knutzon (USA) 71 72, A Groom (Aus) 74 69, J Randhawa (Ind) 74 69, M Orrin (Eng) 71 72, C Kumar (Ind) 69 74, V Riu (Fra) 71 72, S Soderberg (Swe) 72 71, C Paisley (Eng) 75 68, P Pittayarat (Tha) 72 71
144 R Wattel (Fra) 70 74, J Singh (Ind) 72 72, J Campillo (Esp) 71 73, J Parry (Eng) 70 74, M Mamat (Sin) 73 71, M Tabuena (Phi) 72 72, K Kumar (Ind) 72 72, N Thangaraja (Sri) 71 73, K Pratt (Aus) 75 69, C Lloyd (Eng) 74 70, A Malik (Ind) 75 69, S Chikkarangappa (Ind) 69 75, J Scrivener (Aus) 72 72, M Kumar (Ind) 71 73, S Walker (Eng) 72 72, D Chia (Mas) 68 76, O Chouhan (Ind) 71 73, A Vongvanij (Tha) 72 72, N Holman (Aus) 71 73
MISSED THE CUT
145 A Que (Phi) 74 71, S Brazel (Aus) 70 75, K Joshi (Ind) 71 74, M Fitzpatrick (Eng) 69 76, J Lando Casanova (Fra) 73 72, A Tadini (Ita) 73 72, A Hortal (Esp) 73 72, M Ford (Eng) 72 73, S Singh (Ind) 70 75, L Slattery (Eng) 72 73
146 J Higginbottom (Aus) 73 73, S Barr (Aus) 68 78, R Gangjee (Ind) 74 72, B Virto Astudillo (Esp) 70 76, J Colomo (Esp) 73 73, C Plaphol (Tha) 71 75, K Phelan (Irl) 73 73, B Ritthammer (Ger) 70 76, S Lewton (Eng) 75 71
147 D Singh (Ind) 75 72, S Das (Ind) 77 70, J Kruger (RSA) 77 70, D Woltman (USA) 75 72, L Jensen (Den) 74 73, M Both (Aus) 70 77, S Baek (Kor) 72 75, A Raj (am) (Ind) 71 76,
148 V Kumar (Ind) 72 76, R Dinwiddie (Eng) 71 77, C Lee (Sco) 73 75, D McGrane (Irl) 74 74, N Elvira (Esp) 75 73, B Easton (RSA) 78 70, T Pilkadaris (Aus) 72 76, C Muniyappa (Ind) 76 72,
149 P Maddy (Eng) 72 77, M Nixon (Eng) 75 74, G Bhullar (Ind) 77 72, F Ali (Ind) 72 77, H Gupta (Ind) 72 77, A Chadha (Ind) 75 74, A Lohan (Ind) 74 75,
150 R Finch (Eng) 76 74,
151 A Rohana (Sri) 77 74, R Santos (Por) 75 76, V Chopra (Ind) 72 79, S Hend (Aus) 75 76, S Kumar (Ind) 72 79, U Park (Aus) 76 75, S Dwivedi (am) (Ind) 77 74,
152 S Manley (Wal) 78 74, M Dharma (Ind) 75 77, S Khan (Ind) 79 73, T Murray (Eng) 76 76, S Hutsby (Eng) 76 76,
153 M Kawamura (Jpn) 77 76, C Bouniol (Fra) 79 74, A Pavan (Ita) 73 80, B Henson (USA) 72 81,
154 T Wiratchant (Tha) 77 77,
155 S Singh (am) (Ind) 75 80,
157 T Chinnappa (am) (Ind) 77 80,
166 D Gleeson (Aus) 81 85,
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
EUROPEAN TOUR COMMUNICATIONS
It may sound like a fixture more in common with the Cricket World Cup, but India versus Bangladesh will take place on the fairways of the Delhi Golf Club on Saturday afternoon as S S P Chawrasia and Siddikur Rahman go head-to-head in the third round of the Hero Indian Open.
Chawrasia, the home hero, and Bangladeshi Siddikur are separated by a single stroke at the top of the halfway leaderboard. Both men are specialists around the extremely tight Delhi Golf Club with Chawrasia having won there twice while Siddikur, who recently recovered from a back injury, won this prestigious championship in 2013.
Chawrasia’s second round of four under par 67 – he is the only man in the field not to have dropped a shot this week – saw him move to ten under, while Siddikur posted a 68 to take second spot, with Thailand’s Chapchai Nirat and the Swede Joakim Lagergren tied for third on six under.
The two highest ranked men in the field, Anriban Lahiri and Miguel Angel Jiménez, will try to chase down the Delhi Golf Club specialists over the weekend, with Lahiri posting a fine 65 on day to get back to four under for the tournament and Jiménez moving to one under after a second round of 72.
The veteran Spaniard is T17 on 141, nine shots off the pace.
Craig Lee, the only Scot in the field, missed the cut by four shots with scores of 73 and 75 for 148.
Player Quotes
S S P Chawrasia: “I’ve played very well for the last two days. I’ve played here many times so I know how to play on this course. This is my first time I’m bogey free after 36 holes. I feel good and aggressive. I will do the same on the last two days. I’m very happy because I saved a lot of pars. It wasn’t easy to keep the bogeys away from my card. I had to make a lot of saves.
"It is tough when the wind changes direction but I know how to handle it here. I played well through the 2014 season. I started well this year as well so I’m feeling very confident. I’m very excited for the next two days.”
Siddikur Rahman: “I was a little bit disappointed with my double bogey because I had a good number of birdies. It was good to birdie the eighth and ninth. The ninth hole is very difficult but I hit a good five wood for my second shot and it landed eight feet from the hole. I always play for par on the ninth hole. On the fourth, I missed my shot and had to settle for double bogey. It shows that anything can happen on this golf course.
"I don’t want to think about my back injury. I rather think about my win here in 2013. I really enjoy playing here and I want to keep the same rhythm in in the next two rounds. You will definitely have some pressure but I always try my best to avoid it.”
Anirban Lahiri: “Now I’m in with a sniff. I managed to get some rhythm on the greens and made some good putts. I tried to focus on getting back to even-par yesterday and tried to push myself to make a few birdies coming in. I’m happy with the way I fought back. You got to keep it on the fairways and it is easier said than done especially when the wind starts to pick up. Whoever can keep the ball in play the most will probably walk away with a big smile.
"I’ve had a long relationship with the Delhi Golf Club. It wasn’t very friendly at the start but that’s turned around in the last three or four years. The feeling here now is just fantastic. There’s no pin position on the golf course where we haven’t seen before. There won’t be any surprises here. I’m quite comfortable out there and hopefully I can play well. "
ALL THE SECOND-ROUND SCORES
132 S Chawrasia (Ind) 65 67
133 S Rahman (Ban) 65 68
136 J Lagergren (Swe) 65 71, C Nirat (Tha) 65 71
137 R McEvoy (Eng) 70 67, P Peterson (USA) 69 68
138 P Marksaeng (Tha) 68 70, A Lahiri (Ind) 73 65,
139 M Fraser (Aus) 69 70, M Perera (Sri) 67 72, J Roos (RSA) 70 69, P Lawrie (Irl) 69 70
140 M Korhonen (Fin) 68 72, A Otaegui (Esp) 70 70, R Lee (Can) 65 75, A Atwal (Ind) 70 70, C Del Moral (Esp) 69 71
141 J Hahn (USA) 70 71, M Tullo (Chi) 72 69, M Jiménez (Esp) 70 71, S Sharma (Ind) 69 72, J Palmer (Eng) 70 71, K Richardson (Aus) 67 74, A Da Silva (Bra) 71 70
142 J Janewattananond (Tha) 68 74, M Jaini (Ind) 73 69, A Cheema (Ind) 72 70, T Khrongpha (Tha) 68 74, B Evans (Eng) 72 70, S Kapur (Ind) 73 69, G Maybin (Nir) 72 70, A Velasco (Esp) 71 71, S Kjeldsen (Den) 71 71, L Weber (Fra) 68 74, D Chopra (Swe) 70 72, P Meesawat (Tha) 71 71, C Pigem (Esp) 70 72, A Wall (Eng) 72 70
143 W Ormsby (Aus) 75 68, P Junhasavasdikul (Tha) 73 70, R Khan (Ind) 71 72, J Knutzon (USA) 71 72, A Groom (Aus) 74 69, J Randhawa (Ind) 74 69, M Orrin (Eng) 71 72, C Kumar (Ind) 69 74, V Riu (Fra) 71 72, S Soderberg (Swe) 72 71, C Paisley (Eng) 75 68, P Pittayarat (Tha) 72 71
144 R Wattel (Fra) 70 74, J Singh (Ind) 72 72, J Campillo (Esp) 71 73, J Parry (Eng) 70 74, M Mamat (Sin) 73 71, M Tabuena (Phi) 72 72, K Kumar (Ind) 72 72, N Thangaraja (Sri) 71 73, K Pratt (Aus) 75 69, C Lloyd (Eng) 74 70, A Malik (Ind) 75 69, S Chikkarangappa (Ind) 69 75, J Scrivener (Aus) 72 72, M Kumar (Ind) 71 73, S Walker (Eng) 72 72, D Chia (Mas) 68 76, O Chouhan (Ind) 71 73, A Vongvanij (Tha) 72 72, N Holman (Aus) 71 73
MISSED THE CUT
145 A Que (Phi) 74 71, S Brazel (Aus) 70 75, K Joshi (Ind) 71 74, M Fitzpatrick (Eng) 69 76, J Lando Casanova (Fra) 73 72, A Tadini (Ita) 73 72, A Hortal (Esp) 73 72, M Ford (Eng) 72 73, S Singh (Ind) 70 75, L Slattery (Eng) 72 73
146 J Higginbottom (Aus) 73 73, S Barr (Aus) 68 78, R Gangjee (Ind) 74 72, B Virto Astudillo (Esp) 70 76, J Colomo (Esp) 73 73, C Plaphol (Tha) 71 75, K Phelan (Irl) 73 73, B Ritthammer (Ger) 70 76, S Lewton (Eng) 75 71
147 D Singh (Ind) 75 72, S Das (Ind) 77 70, J Kruger (RSA) 77 70, D Woltman (USA) 75 72, L Jensen (Den) 74 73, M Both (Aus) 70 77, S Baek (Kor) 72 75, A Raj (am) (Ind) 71 76,
148 V Kumar (Ind) 72 76, R Dinwiddie (Eng) 71 77, C Lee (Sco) 73 75, D McGrane (Irl) 74 74, N Elvira (Esp) 75 73, B Easton (RSA) 78 70, T Pilkadaris (Aus) 72 76, C Muniyappa (Ind) 76 72,
149 P Maddy (Eng) 72 77, M Nixon (Eng) 75 74, G Bhullar (Ind) 77 72, F Ali (Ind) 72 77, H Gupta (Ind) 72 77, A Chadha (Ind) 75 74, A Lohan (Ind) 74 75,
150 R Finch (Eng) 76 74,
151 A Rohana (Sri) 77 74, R Santos (Por) 75 76, V Chopra (Ind) 72 79, S Hend (Aus) 75 76, S Kumar (Ind) 72 79, U Park (Aus) 76 75, S Dwivedi (am) (Ind) 77 74,
152 S Manley (Wal) 78 74, M Dharma (Ind) 75 77, S Khan (Ind) 79 73, T Murray (Eng) 76 76, S Hutsby (Eng) 76 76,
153 M Kawamura (Jpn) 77 76, C Bouniol (Fra) 79 74, A Pavan (Ita) 73 80, B Henson (USA) 72 81,
154 T Wiratchant (Tha) 77 77,
155 S Singh (am) (Ind) 75 80,
157 T Chinnappa (am) (Ind) 77 80,
166 D Gleeson (Aus) 81 85,
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