Bengaluru-based Manoj S, fresh from six top-10 finishes in his last eight starts on the PGTI, continued his fine form as he sank eight birdies against a lone bogey on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shaurya Bhattacharya, Divyanshu Bajaj, Kushal Singh, and Arjun Prasad struck scores of six-under 64 to be close on the heels of the leader in tied second place.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
PGTI Order of Merit leader Yuvraj Sandhu opened his week with a 65, which included a golden run of five successive birdies. Yuvraj was placed tied sixth along with Harsh Gangwar and Badal Hossain.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Manoj S was two-under through the front-nine before he turned on the heat with five birdies on the back-nine. Never in a spot of trouble, the teenager\u2019s hot putter saw him drain three 20-footers and a 15-footer for birdie.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Manoj said, \u201cI played a junior event here about three years back and performed well on that occasion. So, I\u2019m familiar with this course. It\u2019s important to place your tee shots well here, as a number of fairways have trees in the middle. I was accurate with my tee shots today, found 15 greens in regulation, and also scored birdies on all four Par-5 holes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Manoj S was two-under through the front-nine before he turned on the heat with five birdies on the back-nine. Never in a spot of trouble, the teenager\u2019s hot putter saw him drain three 20-footers and a 15-footer for birdie.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Veer Ahlawat, last year\u2019s PGTI Order of Merit champion, carded a 67 to be tied 12th. Jaipur\u2019s Prakhar Asawa had the best day among the local professionals as he fired a 68 to be tied 19th.<\/p>\r\n\r\n