Bhullar extends lead to three shots in Indonesia, 7 Indians make the cut

Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar carded a four-under 67 to extend his lead by three strokes after the second round of the BNI Indonesian Masters in Jakarta

Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar carded a four-under 67 to extend his lead by three strokes after the second round of the BNI Indonesian Masters in Jakarta on Friday.

Bhullar must have been disappointed at his card as he was 4-under through the first eight holes in the second round. Still, with rounds of 63-67 he is 12-under 130.

Seven of the 11 Indians, who started this week, made the cut with two others S Chikkarangappa (71-65) and Veer Ahlawat (69-67) at Tied-eighth.

Bhullar, who has four wins in Indonesia from the 10 he has on the Asian Tour, bogeyed the 17th and only managed a par on Par-5 18th. He is now in sight of a fifth win in Indonesia at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club, in the final International Series event of the year.

He leads by three from Canadian Richard T. Lee, who also shot a 67, and by four from American Patrick Reed (68). Lee is seeking his first win in six years.

Chikkarangappa shot a superb 65, including five birdies in a six-hole run from the second to the seventh and added two more but closed with a bogey.

Of the seven Indians, who made the cut, the other four were Rashid Khan (69-68) and Karandeep Kochhar (69-68) in Tied-21st, Honey Baisoya (65-73) in T-29 and Anirban Lahiri, who birdied the last three holes on his second nine, which was the front stretch of the course. Lahiri was T-55 and 2-under, which was also the cut line.