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Jyoti Randhawa in sixth spot

Kildare (Ireland): Jyoti Randhawa found things more testing and challenging but carded an even par 70 to stay in the top-10 at the Smurfit European Open at the K Club here.

Randhawa, who fired a flawless 65 on the first day, had three birdies on the front nine, but dropped shots on the 13th and 18th to be at sixth spot after holding second place at the end of the first round.

Compatriot Jeev Milkha Singh (73) dropped to 38th while Shiv Kapur (74) missed the cut.

European Tour Qualifying School graduate Pelle Edberg produced some amazing shots and added a second round of five-under par 65 to his opening 67 to move to the top of the leaderboard with a 36-hole total of eight-under par 132.

Scotland’s Colin Montgomerie and Niclas Fasth of Sweden shared second place, one behind Edberg.

At Highland Heights (Ohio), Arjun Atwal rode on a hat-trick of birdies in his back nine to return a card of three-under 68 and move up to the tied 26th spot after the second round of Legend Financial Group Classic on the US Nationwide Tour.

Atwal is four-under 138 after two rounds and six off the lead, held by Australian Scott Gardiner (66). A 10th tee starter, Atwal sunk in four birdies in his flawless back nine.

He started with a birdie on the 10th and then followed it up with a hat-trick of birdies from 13th to 15th to make the turn four-under.

However, his front nine was not that smooth as he stumbled to a first-hole bogey. Atwal made amends with a birdie on the fourth but a dropped shot on the eighth denied him a higher position on the leaderboard. — Agencies

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