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Chowrasia the best Indian at Hong Kong Open
SSP Chowrasia stayed within distance of his best finish of the year as he added a second round one-under 69 to be three shots off the lead at the halfway mark of the USB Hong Kong Open.
SSP Chowrasia stayed within distance of his best finish of the year as he added a second round one-under 69 to be three shots off the lead at the halfway mark of the USB Hong Kong Open.
He was six-under 134 and three behind the quartet of leaders, including Liang Wen-chong, who were at 131, with 21 players within three shots of each other. Only five Indians stayed on for the weekend — Chowrasia (tied 12th), Jyoti Randhawa (tied 22nd at five-under 135), Shiv Kapur (tied 34th at four-under 136), Rahil Gangjee (tied 43rd at three-under 137) and Jeev Milkha Singh (tied 54th at two-under 138). The cut came at two-under 138 and the five missing it were Gaganjeet Bhullar, Gaurav Ghei, Anirban Lahiri, C Muniyappa and Digvijay Singh.
Chowrasia has not finished in the top-20 of the European Tour since his win in the Indian Masters in 2008. On that Tour, he had a tied fourth at the Singha Thailand Open.
