Kochhar maintains lead, host Jeev misses cut at own tournament

Karandeep posted a five-under-67 to continue at the top of the leaderboard for the second day in succession but host and iconic Indian golfer Jeev Milha Singh missed the cut at the Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational, here on Friday.

Sri Lankan Mithun Perera impressed with a classy seven-under-65 to throw his hat in the ring and join Kochhar in the halfway lead at 12-under-132 at the Chandigarh Golf Club.

The current PGTI Order of Merit leader Rashid Khan of Delhi matched the course record with a scorching eight-under-64 to also rise into contention.

He was bunched in tied third at a total of nine-under-135 along with Chandigarh's Ajeetesh Sandhu (69), Sri Lankan N Thangaraja (68), Delhi's Himmat Singh Rai (69) and Om Prakash Chouhan (69) of Mhow.

The cut came down at even-par-144. Fifty professionals made it to the weekend rounds.

Jeev missed the cut as he followed up his first round 72 with a 77 on day two to total five-over-149.

Pukhraj Singh Gill of Ludhiana made a hole-in-one on the ..