Jeev, Atwal tied 42nd after Rd2 of Greenbrier Classic

West Virginia, July 31, 2010: Indian golfers Arjun Atwal (68) and Jeev Milkha Singh (69) remained in fray for weekend action after grabbing a share of the 42nd spot at the end of the Greenbrier Classic tournament’s second round here.

Both Atwal and Jeev total four-under 136 after two rounds, a couple of shots above the cutline.

Both the golfers were 10th tee starters and slipped after making fine starts.

Atwal, who lost his PGA card last week after failing to earn the requisite prize money this year, played out a flawless back-nine, studded with birdies on the 12th, 14th and 17th to make the turn three-under.

The front-nine was a slightly disappointing affair as Atwal dropped shots on the first and sixth before managing to end the day positively with a birdie on the ninth.

Jeev, on the other hand, stroked in back-to-back birdies on the 11th and 12th holes but he conceded shots on the 13th and 18th to make the turn even-par.

Jeev made some amends with a blemishfree front-nine which included a birdie on the second hole.

American Jeff Overton grabbed the lead after an impressive eight-under 62 took his overall total to 14-under 126.

Another American, Boo Weekley, took the second spot a stroke adrift after returning a 63 in the second round.

Lahiri zooms to tied 6th, Bhullar tied 11th in Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan, July 31, 2010: Anirban Lahiri fired a sizzling five-under 66 to share the sixth place after the penulminate round of Asian tour’s Brunei Open golf tournament here on Saturday.

Compatriot Gaganjeet Bhullar also leapfrogged four place up the rung when he turned in a successive 68 at the Empire Hotel and Country Club here.

Lahiri sank as many as six birdies against a lone bogey to total 10-under 203 to lie two strokes adrift of overnight leader Siddikur (70) of Bangladesh.

The Kolkata golfer had a good start as he picked up birdies at the second, fourth and fifth hole with a lone bogey at the third to make the turn at two-under.

His back nine was a blemish-free journey as he dropped three back-to-back birdies from 14th to 16th hole to end the day on a high.

Overnight 15th, Bhullar also started off well as he blasted successive birdies in the first three holes but a bogey in the eighth hole pulled him back a bit as he made the turn at two-under.

On resumption, the Kapurthala-lad picked shots at 12th and 16th but an 18th hole bogey robbed him off a higher place finish after the third day’s play here.

Among other Indians in fray, Gurki Shergill (70), Himmat Rai (72) and C Muniyappa (78) were tied 24th, 52nd and 79th respectively.