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.
Indian Air Force school in quarters
The Indian Air Force School, Subroto Park, beat Sanskriti School, Chanakyapuri 5-2 to enter the quarterfinal stage of the ONGC Cup Hind Kishore football tournament.