Young Rashid Khan in the lead at Surya Nepal Masters – Indian Golf Tour
Youngster Rashid Khan has emerged on top of the leader board after two days of the four-day Surya Nepal Masters being played at the Gokarna Golf Resort in Nepal.
Khan started his day placed on top of the leader board. He maintained his lead and carded anther superb round of five-under par, 67. This youngster played some promising golf during the day as his approach shots were excellent.
The 19-year-old Khan had six birdies and a single bogey on his score card. This performance would have given his confidence a big boost. Now he hopes to continue his dominance in the next two rounds to capture his maiden title as a professional.
Khan was impressive with his putting strokes as well. He is not much experienced playing as a professional but still managed to show his skills on the course. The youngster looked confident throughout the day with his hitting and did not worry about the
course conditions.
This is a great opportunity for him as he leads the championship by a margin of two shots. He is followed by Mithun Perera of Sri Lanka.
Perera carded a great round of six-under par, 66. The youngster took advantage of his powerful drives off the tee. He did not start in a great style as he made a bogey on his very first hole. From thereon, he never looked back. The Sri Lankan had a total
of six birdies and an eagle on his card. It was another brilliant round for him as he was two shots better than his first round performance.
Mithun had an eagle on the par-5, 12th. He took advantage of his long drive as his approach shot to the green rolled within a couple of feet from the cup. The youngster was all smiles after his round as he will now hope to curb the challenge laid
down by Khan.
Both of these players have played against each other as an amateur. Although they do not have much experience playing as a professional, but their scores show that they were totally comfortable playing competitive golf.
Shiva Ram Shrestha of the host club is placed at the third spot. He is way back of the leader as he carded a steady round of two-under par, 70. Shrestha had a two-day aggregate score of five-under par, 139.
Conditions of the course were certainly in favour of these youngsters as they are leading the way. The third round of the tournament will commence on Saturday. Both of the youngsters are looking in great shape and it will be exciting to watch them battle
for the top spot.
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