Rahul Bajaj leads after Day 2 at LG Western India Amateur

PUNE: Rahul Bajaj turned in the day's best card of four-under 67 to take a comfortable four-stroke lead after the second round of the LG Western India Amateur golf tournament.
Overnight tied for the lead, 23-year-old Bajaj fired as many as six birdies against two bogeys in the second round to total six-under 136 and stay four shots clear of second-placed Rashid Khan, who carded an even-par 71.
Bangalore's Abhishek Jha who brought home a three-under 68 zoomed to the third place, while local boy Aditya Bhandarkar (73) and Arshdeep Tiwana (75) is tied for the fourth place.
"I had a really good round and I have been playing well. I am happy with the 67 because the course is playing difficult. I was two-under through nine and after the turn I picked up four more birdies, but two bogeys pulled me back. It is still a satisfactory round," said Bajaj.
Rashid made the turn one-under but three straight bogeys on his back-nine drew him back before he knocked down a birdie on the sixth and ninth to make amends.
The cut was declared at 16-over 158 and 42 amateurs made it to the final two rounds at the Poona Club Golf Course.