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Delhi A in lead in inter-state golf tourney

By IANS,

Kolkata: Led by a round of two-under 70 from Rashid Khan, the Delhi ‘A’ team extended their lead on top of the team standings after the second round of the LG West Bengal Inter-State Championship being played at the par-72 Royal Calcutta Golf Club here Wednesday.

Gagan Verma (72,76) also had a good round and with a two day total of one-over 289, the Delhi A team took a three-shot edge over the Uttar Pradesh A team which is represented by Jasjeet Singh (73,73) and Rahul Bajaj (72,74).

The team of Abhinav Lohan (75,73) and Manav Das (76,71), playing for Haryana A, moved up to third place.

Rashid also emerged as the leader in the individual standings with a tournament total of three-under 141, one clear of Saurabh Bahuguna who also returned a card of two-under 70.

Joint overnight leaders Siddharth Semwal and Moin Malak slipped to third spot after carding identical rounds of three-over 74. Kanishk Madan emerged with the best round of the day after the Delhi youngster finished with a round of three-under 69.

The cut came at 14-over 158 and a total of 42 amateurs made the cut besides the players representing their state teams.