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Ashbeer fires 65 again for Pahalgam Masters lead

Ashbeer Saini of Kapurthala emerged as the clubhouse leader in round two of the J&K Bank PGTI Pahalgam Masters after returning a second consecutive five-under-65 at the Lidder Valley Golf Course on Thursday.
Ashbeer fires 65 again for Pahalgam Masters lead
PAHALGAM: Ashbeer Saini of Kapurthala emerged as the clubhouse leader in round two of the J&K Bank PGTI Pahalgam Masters after returning a second consecutive five-under-65 at the Lidder Valley Golf Course on Thursday.
Saini's total is 10-under-130 while Pune's Aditya Bhandarkar was in second place, one shot off the lead.
Round one, which could not be completed on Wednesday due to the rain interruption, was completed this morning by the remaining sixty players.

Sixty players had finished their second round by 4 pm while the remaining sixty-five players were still on the course and unlikely to finish their rounds on today.
Saini (65-65) sank six birdies and dropped a lone bogey in round two to emerge as a major contender. The 21-year-old, knocked down four birdies from a range of 10 to 30 feet in round two.
"I putted really well in both the rounds. I had to complete 24 holes today but didn't feel tired as I was playing well. The first two rounds have put me in a great position. I've been close to winning on several occasions in the past but now I feel that a win is just around the corner as my consistency has improved this year,"Saini said.

"There are a few challenges when you play in rain as the course plays longer and it becomes difficult to grip the club. One needs to adapt quickly in such a situation. I think I adapted well enough to post two good scores," he said.
Bhandarkar (65-66), who recently had two top-20 finishes on the PGTI Feeder Tour, came up with six birdies against two bogeys in the second round.
"My good performances on the Feeder Tour have just lifted my game. The round of six-under in Karnal gave me a lot of confidence. I need to be patient now and convert all the opportunities that come my way," said Bhandarkar.
Delhi golfers Shamim Khan and Manav Jaini carded successive scores of 66 to be tied third at eight-under along with round one leader Pawan Verma, another Delhi golfer, who is yet to complete round two.
Delhi's Rashid Khan, the reigning Rolex Rankings champion, shot the day's best score of seven-under-63 to be joint sixth at seven-under-133 along with Abhinav Lohan, Abhijit Singh Chadha, Ranjit Singh and Harish K.
Naman Dawar of Delhi fired a hole-in-one on the 15th during his second round of 66. Dawar's six-iron tee shot landed one foot short of the hole before ending up in the cup. Naman is currently in tied 11th place at six-under-134.
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