Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational Golf Tournament 2019: Karandeep, Perera in joint lead

Karandeep Kochhar posted a five-under-67 to continue at the top of the leader-board for the second day in succession at the Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational 2019 Presented by TAKE Solutions, a Rs.1.5 crore event being played at the Chandigarh Golf Club.

Sri Lankan Mithun Perera impressed with a classy seven-under-65 to throw his hat in the ring and join local favourite Karandeep Kochhar in the halfway lead at 12-under-132.

Mysuru lad M.S. Yashas Chandra returned with a second day card of one-over-73 and had a two-day aggregate score of par-144 (71+73) and made the cut.

Current TATA Steel PGTI Order of Merit leader Rashid Khan of Delhi matched the course record with a scorching eight-under-64 to also rise into contention. He was bunched in tied third at a total of nine-under-135 along with Chandigarh’s Ajeetesh Sandhu (69), Sri Lankan N. Thangaraja (68), Delhi’s Himmat Singh Rai (69) and Om Prakash Chouhan (69) of Mhow. The cut came down at even-par-144.

This post was published on October 19, 2019 3:47 pm