JOIN USBangalore’s S Chikkarangappa set a new course record, scoring a sizzling eight-under 64 in the second round of the PGTI Players Championship here at the Kensville Golf & Country Club on Wednesday.
Thanks to the record-setting round, Chikkarangappa took his tally to 11-under 133 for a healthy five-shot lead.
Chandigarh-based rookie Feroz Singh Garewal is placed second at 138 following second-round 67. Garewal who was overnight tied ninth with a 71, climbed up seven places after posting a 67 which included an eagle on the 14th, four birdies and a bogey.
Chikkarangappa (69, 64), who was tied second overnight, took control on day two with a super display as he broke the previous course record of 65 set by Shiv Kapur en route his victory at the Gujarat Kensville Challenge 2013.
Chikkarangappa made early gains on Wednesday with birdie conversions from eight feet on the 11th and 13th followed by a two-on and two-putt birdie on the 14th.
Chikkarangappa, winner of five titles, made his only error of the day when he three-putted for bogey on the 15th. The 21-year-old, however, more than made up for it, by landing it within five feet on the 16th, 18th and first, to pick up three strokes.
Chikkarangappa sank a mammoth 60-footer for birdie on the third before chipping-in to gain another shot on the seventh. The Eagleton Golf Resort pro finally signed off with a 25-feet birdie from just off the green on the ninth.