Bajaj races ahead in pune golf event

Rahul Bajaj put on a spirited display to charge ahead of the rest of the field after the second round of the LG Western India Amateur, which is being played at the Par-71 Poona Club Golf Course.

Updated on: Nov 25, 2009, 23:01:10 IST

Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent, Pune/New Delhi

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Rahul Bajaj put on a spirited display to charge ahead of the rest of the field after the second round of the LG Western India Amateur, which is being played at the Par-71 Poona Club Golf Course. Bajaj returned a card of four-under 67, which was also the best round of the day. At six-under 136, Bajaj is four shots clear of second-placed Rashid Khan.

Rashid carded a round of even-par 71 to take second place on his own. In third place is Bangalore’s Abhishek Jha who leapt up the leaderboard with a round of three-under 68. Local boy Aditya Bhandarkar, along with Arshdeep Tiwana, is tied for fourth place. Bhandarkar and Chikka followed up his first-round 73 with another 73 while Tiwana carded a round of 75.

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