Tiwana and Chouhan share the lead on day two

Pune, April 25, 2012: Arshdeep Tiwana of the Golden Greens Golf & Country Club, Gurgaon, and Om Prakash Chouhan of Mhow share the lead after day two of the PGTI Players Championship presented by Oxford Golf & Country Club. On Wednesday, Tiwana and Chouhan fired scores of 68 and 69 respectively to be placed at the top of the leaderboard with matching totals of nine-under-135.

Arshdeep Tiwana (67-68) built on his first round 67 with some excellent putting in round two. He sank a 15-footer for birdie on the 11th and followed that up with a 10-feet birdie putt on the 15th. The 24-year-old continued the good work with birdies on the third and fourth. He landed his tee shot on the third within six feet of the flag. Tiwana’s lone bogey came on the fifth before he finally closed the round with a marvelous 25-feet birdie putt on the ninth.

“I did well in all departments of the game, especially in putting. I sank three birdie putts from more than 10 feet. One of the highlights of my round was my incredible recovery on the ninth. I need to keep putting this way in order to stay in the hunt,” said Tiwana.

Om Prakash Chouhan (66-69) made five birdies and two bogeys in his round of 69. Chouhan made 12-feet birdie putts on the first and third and landed it within five feet for birdies on the fourth and 11th.

The Delhi duo of Rashid Khan and Shamim Khan are in tied third at seven-under-137. Rashid Khan’s 66 was the day’s best round. Chandigarh’s Harendra Gupta occupies fifth place at five-under-139.

Pune’s Pravin Pathare and Lucknow’s Vijay Kumar are in joint sixth at two-under-142.

The cut was declared at six-over-150. Fifty-one professionals and one amateur made the cut.

Photo caption: Arshdeep Tiwana in action on the day two of the PGTI players championships in Pune on April 24, 2012.