Kathmandu: Amateur Rahul Biswakarma and defending champion Subash Tamang share the lead after the second round of the Surya Nepal Premier Golf Championship, the eighth and final event of the Surya Nepal Golf Tour, at the par-72 Gokarna Golf Club on Tuesday.
National team members Rahul and Subash are tied at the top of the leaderboard at 10-under 134. Rahul carded 7-under 65, while Subash carded 6-under 66. Nepal No. 1 amateur Sadbhav Acharya produced the best card of the day, carding 8-under 64, and he moved up to third at 8-under 136.
Niraj Tamang is fourth at 7-under 137 after he carded 5-under 67 in the second round. Bhutanese amateur Nim Dorji Tamang is fifth at 6-under 138 after he carded his second straight 3-under 69. Amateur Wangchen Dhondup carded 4-under 68 on the second day to move up to sixth position at 5-under 139.
Dinesh Prajapati (69) and Nepal No 1 pro Bhuvan Nagarkoti (72) share seventh position at 3-under 141. Krishna Man Rajbahak and overnight leader Ravi Khadka are tied for ninth at 2-under 142. Krishna Man carded 3-under 69, while Ravi shot 3-over 75.
Co-leader Rahul cared a bogey-free 4-under 32 on the front nine with birdies on the first, second, sixth and ninth holes. He carded 3-under 33 on the back nine. He carded four birdies on the 10th, 12th, 17th and 18th holes, and faced the lone bogey of the day on the 11th hole.
Another co-leader Subash carded 3-under 33 on both halves. He carded five birdies on the first, third, sixth, seventh and ninth holes, and dropped shots on the fifth and eighth holes before taking the turn. He carded birdies on the 10th, 11th and 12 holes on the bogey-free back nine.
Sadbhav took the turn at an impressive 7-under 29 after he carded birdies on the first, third, fourth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth holes. He added two more birdies on the 11th and 12th holes before facing the lone bogey of the round on the 18th hole to end the back nine at 1-under 35.
Cut was applied at 6-over 50, and 22 pros and six amateur golfers qualified for the final two rounds. Sanjay Lama, Dhana Bahadur Thapa, Sukra Bahadur Rai, Deepak Magar, Bishnu Prasad Sharma, Toran Bikram Shahi, Jayram Shrestha, Bhuwan Kumar Rokka, Pradip Kumar Lama, Rame Magar, Ramesh Adhikari, Tanka Bahadur Karki, Ram Krishna Shrestha, Basanta Raj Gurung, Shivaram Poudel and Bal Bhadra Rai are the other pros who made the cut.
In amateur section, Tashi Tshiring and Padam Hang Limbu joined four other amateur golfers for the final two rounds.
A total of 37 pros and 18 amateur golfers are taking part in the biggest tournament of the season in terms of cash purse. The event carries a total prize of Rs 1.6 million. The winner of this season-ending event will walk away with Rs 300,000, the runner-up will receive Rs 185,000, while the third, fourth, and fifth-place finishers will earn Rs 125,000, Rs 105,000, and Rs 92,000, respectively. Other pros in top 21 will receive their share of cash prizes.
The Pro-Am event is scheduled for June 21, and it will feature 25 pros and 100 corporate-level amateurs.
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