Thangaraja (73-66), a three-time winner this year and currently placed fourth in the PGTI Ranking, took his 36-hole tally to five-under 139 for a two-stroke advantage over the rest of the field. Thanga thus jumped 17 spots from his overnight tied 18th.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jairaj Singh Sandhu (68-73), the first-round leader, shot a 73 in round two to drop one place to second position at three-under 141. Dhruv Sheoran (68), PGTI Order of Merit leader Yuvraj Sandhu (69), Viraj Madappa (69), and Rashid Khan (70) were all tied third at two-under 142.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Five players out of a total of 125 could not complete their second round on Wednesday when play was suspended at 5:30 pm local time due to fading light. These five players are scheduled to resume their second round from 7:30 am onwards on Thursday. Round three will not commence before 8:15 am.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The cut is likely to fall at eight-over 152.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On another high-scoring day, forty-four-year-old N Thangaraja, who missed last week\u2019s PGTI event in Jaipur due to the floods in his native country, Sri Lanka, outshone the rest of the field with his solid tee shots, approaches, and chipping.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Thangaraja capitalised with birdies on all four Par-5s. He sank two putts from a range of 12 to 20 feet and landed his chips within five feet on four occasions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On another high-scoring day, forty-four-year-old N Thangaraja, who missed last week\u2019s PGTI event in Jaipur due to the floods in his native country, Sri Lanka, outshone the rest of the field with his solid tee shots, approaches, and chipping.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cKeeping the circumstances in mind, I\u2019m quite proud of my effort so far this week. I\u2019m also coming from warm weather into the cold Delhi weather, so adapting has taken some time. But I was back to striking the ball the way I was doing a few weeks back. That is reflected in my performance today,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n