The cut was applied at four-under 136. Fifty-two professionals and one amateur made the cut.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Arjun Sharma (63-64), who was overnight tied second and one off the lead, enjoyed a terrific first nine on Friday as he produced a hole-in-one on the 15th and sank three more birdies before the turn thanks to a couple of long conversions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 31-year-old Arjun, searching for his maiden win, then had a steady front-nine with a solitary birdie on the seventh and no dropped shots.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Arjun, a runner-up on the PGTI, said, \u201cA hole-in-one is always a big boost to the confidence. I had a better score in round one but today I hit it better. I\u2019m quite pleased with my effort despite a quiet second nine because I managed to keep the errors out and went bogey-free. I\u2019m happy with the way I\u2019m playing. It\u2019s a very good layout and if you\u2019re hitting it well off the tee there are a lot of scoring opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shaurya Binu (64-64) made an eagle-two, six birdies and two bogeys while Kartik Sharma (65-63) sank nine birdies and two bogeys and Akshay Sharma (64-64) carded seven birdies and a bogey.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Overnight leader Aman Raj (67) slipped to fifth place at 11-under 129.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 17-year-old Veer Ganapathy of Bengaluru was the only amateur to make the cut. Veer, who was tied second after round one, struck a 68 on day two to drop to 12th position at nine-under 131.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Delhi\u2019s Kshitij Naveed Kaul returned an error-free nine-under 61, the lowest round of the tournament so far, to end the day in tied 13th place at eight-under 132.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 17-year-old Veer Ganapathy of Bengaluru was the only amateur to make the cut. Veer, who was tied second after round one, struck a 68 on day two to drop to 12th position at nine-under 131.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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