Return
to Story Page
To print: Select File and then Print from your
browser's menu
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, mARCH 26: Calcutta veteran Basad Ali shot into the lead with a stunning round of six-under 66 on the second day of the Rs. 5 lakh AGC-Wills Meerut Open golf tournament.
Basad, winner of the Navy Pro-Am and Cyanamid Open this year, caught up with twice Honda-Siel PGA champion and his citymate Uttam Singh Mundy on top of the board with an aggregate of seven-under 137 after two rounds. Mundy, who shot four-under 68 yesterday, was a picture of consistency and played three-under 69 today.
In joint third place were overnight joint leader Akbar Ali, Color Plus Open winner Sanjay Kumar, Vivek Bhandari and veteran Rohtas Singh at three-under 141.
The cut was applied at seven-over 151 and 44 pros made it to the third round. Basad played a bogey-free round. One-under after eight holes, thanks to a birdie on the fourth, the 42-year-old caught fire after that. A birdie on the ninth was followed by an excellent 18-footer putt on the 12th for another. He then made birdies on the 14th and 15th holes, before climaxed in thrilling fashion by sinking a 30-footer for his final birdie on the 18th after a nine-iron approach shot left him on the edge of the green.
Two bogies, including a missed four-footer par putt on the third, ruined what could have been a much better card for Mundy. The twice winner this year in the Wills Sport Golf Tour (Honda-Siel PGA Championship and BPGC Open), nevertheless seemed pleased with his performance as he made five birdies.
Scores (after 36 holes): 137- Basad Ali, Uttam Singh Mundy, 141-Rohtas Singh, Akbar Ali, Sanjay Kumar, Vivek Bhandari, 142-Ali Sher, Amritinder Singh, Vijay Kumar, Balbir Verma, Mukesh Kumar, 144-Gaurav Ghei, Jyoti Randhawa.
Copyright © 1999 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.
------------------------------------------------------------
This story was printed from Net Express located at http://www.expressindia.com. Net Express provides a portal to India, with news from The Indian Express and The Financial Express along with sites on travel and tourism, the entertainment industry, the power sector, the environment and much more.
------------------------------------------------------------