Phillaur (Punjab), March 4 Sukhraj Singh Gill and Rajesh Kumar Gautam shared the lead with a total score of five-under 137 after the second round of the DP World PGTI Phillaur Open, held here on Wednesday.
Gill (70-67) and Gautam (70-67), who were tied ninth after the first round, followed up with scores of four-under 67 in the second round, to take the lead.
Aditya Raj Singh Chahal, Pankaj Maandiya, Shaurya Sharma, and Md Muaj were all tied for third place with a total score of four-under 138.
The cut was at three-over 145. The top 42 professionals made the cut for the third and final round.
Teenager Sukhraj Singh Gill, from Canada, made an eagle, four birdies, and two bogeys in the second round, while Gautam, who won the NexGen last year, made an eagle, three birdies, and a bogey on Wednesday.
"My hitting was exceptional today. I landed three shots within three feet of the pin, all of which resulted in birdies. I also holed an eagle from the bunker on the 10th. However, the focus in the final round will be on my putting, as I missed a lot of putts today, especially on the front nine. I don't want to repeat that in the final round," Gautam said.
Phillaur-based professional Swatanter Kumar also made the cut after scoring three-over 145 in the first two rounds.
