The Noida-based Amardeep (69-65) returned a card of seven-under 65 on Wednesday to total 10-under 134 for the week.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Angad Cheema (69-67) of Chandigarh, who was the overnight joint leader along with Malik, posted a 67 on day two to be placed second at eight-under 136.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Delhi\u2019s Shaurya Bhattacharya (71-66) shot a 66 on day two to be placed third at seven-under 137.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The halfway cut fell at five-over 149. Fifty-three professionals and one amateur made the cut.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Amardeep Malik began the day with a 15-feet birdie conversion on the 10th. He then went on to pick up four more birdies from a range of eight to 20 feet on the back-nine. Amardeep\u2019s hot streak with the putter continued on the front-nine as he sank birdies from 25 feet and a mammoth 50 feet on the first and third holes respectively. Malik, a two-time winner on the PGTI, capped his round with a bogey and birdie on the fifth and sixth.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Amardeep said, \u201cI tried to hit the safest shot possible today and as a result found most fairways and greens. I guess I also got lucky on the tough greens today as I converted a lot of long putts. One has to be careful with the speed because the speed is really tricky on these greens. I think sometimes a player gets into a zone where it just feels easy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t played a lot of golf in the last two and a half months as I recently became a father. But I\u2019m just glad to be back on the course and competing in the very first event after the resumption of the season.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Angad Cheema, who recently played the qualifying event for The Open in the UK, came up with a 40-feet eagle conversion on the sixth along with five birdies and two bogeys.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t played a lot of golf in the last two and a half months as I recently became a father. But I\u2019m just glad to be back on the course and competing in the very first event after the resumption of the season.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Local lad Varun Parikh (74-70) was a further shot back in tied 15th position. Varun was the only Ahmedabad-based player to make the cut.<\/p>\r\n\r\n