Rashid pulls ahead by three shots after 62 in round two of CG Open

Two-time Asian Tour winner Rashid Khan's class act of eight-under-62 in round two of the PGTI's CG Open helped him pull ahead of the rest by three shots here Thursday.

The Delhi golfer, who produced a sensational run of six straight birdies during his error-free round at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club (BPGC), now has a total of 10-under-130.

Australian Kunal Bhasin, a former CG Open champion and resident of Mumbai, carded a 67 to end the day in tied second at seven-under-133 along with Lucknow's Sanjeev Kumar (69) at the Rs. 1 crore event.

The cut was declared at three-over-143. Fifty professionals and one amateur made the cut for the money rounds.

Rashid Khan (68-62), lying overnight tied 11th, took a flight to the top of the leaderboard on day two riding on his good putting form. Khan, a two-time runner-up at the CG Open, set the course on fire with birdies on his first six holes sinking putts from 15 to 25 feet on three occasions.

The 27-year-old Rashid, fresh from a top-10 in ...