Published Fri, Feb 05 10 05:55 PM
Bangkok, Feb 5 (PTI) Gaganjeet Bhullar''s second successive round of one-under 71 pushed him to tied eighth place but none of his compatriots could make the halfway cut in the Asian Tour International golf tournament here today. With his 36-hole total of two-under 142, Bhullar lie four shots off the pace but Kolkata pro Rahil Gangjee (148), rising golfer Himmat Rai (149), veteran Gaurav Ghei (154) and C Muniyappa (157) crashed out, failing to bring themselves inside the cut line which was set at 146. Playing his back nine first, Bhullar birdied the 11th and 17th but the 16th hole bogey left him one-under at the turn. Thanks to the second hole birdie, Bhullar was two-under after 14 holes before the sixth hole bogey ate into his good work. Bhullar later said he could have done better but neither his ball-striking nor his putting was up to the mark. "My ball striking wasn''t all that good today and I also missed two three-foot putts out there. It could have been easily four-under for me but there are two more days to go and I''m feeling confident," Bhullar said. "The good part is that I''m driving it well and missed only two fairways out there. I just need to get better with my putting to move up the leaderboard and I''m quite pleased with my position after two days. We''ll try to move up tomorrow to give ourselves a chance on Sunday," he said. Thailand''s Kiradech Aphibarnrat (70) shared the halfway lead with Mars Pucay (69) at six-under 138. Thai amateur Atiwit Janewattananond became the youngest player, at 14 years and 71 days, to make the cut on the Asian Tour.
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