Randhawa soars to tied 23rd, Jeev plunges to tied 40th at BMW

Munich, June 23 (UNI) Jyoti Randhawa did what Jeev Milkha Singh did in the opening round, carding an impressive three-under 69 in tough conditions to jump to tied 23rd spot while his more famous compatriot let the momentum slip with an even par round to be tied 40th after the second round of the BMW International Open here.

All the three Indians in contention did well to make the cut and progress to the weekend action.

Both birdied the 18th hole, but while Randhawa helped himself to five birdies against two bogeys, Jeev could come up with only three birdies against an equal number of bogeys.

Tied 21st overnight, Jeev failed to produce the near flawless golf of the first round when he carded an impressive three-under 69.

Randhawa, starting at tied 29th, on the other hand had a less eventful outing as he shot into contention for a top ten finish, lying seven strokes behind leaderboard topper Niclas Fasth (Sweden), who leads the chasing pack with an two-day aggregate score of 12-under 132, followed by countrymate Peter Hanson at 10-under 134.

The other Indian in the fray, Shiv Kapur improved to tied 52nd spot with a two-under 70, thanks to five birdies against three bogeys.

He was tied 61st overnight.

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