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Manila, Nov 21 (IANS)
Indian golfers Arjun Atwal and Rashid Khan shared the 15th position after the second round of the $1 million Manila Masters at the par-72 Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club here Friday.
Atwal, who scored 72 Thursday, carded four-under 68 while Rashid added 71 to his first round score of 69. Himmat Rai, who scored 68 in the first round, settled for a par score to share 29th position with 11 others, including Shiv Kapur. Shiv hit one-over 73.
South Korean teenager Wang Jeung-hun fired a sizzling seven-under 65 to share the top spot with overnight leader Mardan Mamat of Singapore. Mamat scored 68 to take his total to 11-under 133. The 19-year-old Wang nailed nine birdies against two bogeys to score 65.
Hung Chien-yao of Chinese Taipei, Malaysia's Nicholas Fung and Japan's Daisuke Kataoka, who was the co-overnight leader, were amongst those sharing sixth place on 138.
Reigning Asian Tour Order of Merit champion Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand was two shots back in third place following a 69 while Malaysia's Danny Chia and Englishman Steve Lewton shared fourth on 137.
Other Indians in the fray, Chiragh Kumar and Rahil Gangjee shared 41st place along with six others golfers.
Veteran golfer Jeev Milkha Singh scored three-under 69 to make the cut, which fell at 145. Jeev had scored 76 in the first round.
However, Jyoti Randhawa failed to make cut as he scored a total of 147 (72, 75).
Leaderboard:
133: Mardan Mamat (SIN) 65-68, Wang Jeung-hun (KOR) 68-65.
135: Kiradech Aphibarnrat (THA) 66-69.
137: Danny Chia (MAS) 66-71, Steve Lewton (ENG) 71-66.
138: Hung Chien-yao (TPE) 67-71, Nicholas Fung (MAS) 69-69, Daisuke
Kataoka (JPN) 65-73, Paul Peterson (USA) 68-70, Javi Colomo (ESP)
69-69.
139: Richard T. Lee (CAN) 71-68, Lee In-woo (KOR) 73-66, Antonio
Lascuna (PHI) 68-71, Thitiphun Chuayprakong (THA) 71-68.
140: Rashid Khan (IND) 69-71, Jazz Janewattananond (THA) 70-70, George
Gandranata (INA) 70-70, Lionel Weber (FRA) 70-70, Arjun Atwal (IND)
72-68, Adilson Da Silva (BRA) 70-70, Scott Barr (AUS) 71-69, Lu
Wen-teh (TPE) 68-72, Terry Pilkadaris (AUS) 67-73, Juvic Pagunsan
(PHI) 67-73.
141: Jake Higginbottom (AUS) 72-69, Akinori Tani (JPN) 72-69, Kieran
Pratt (AUS) 71-70, Siddikur Rahman (BAN) 71-70.
