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Kathmandu Wednesday December 19, 2001 Paush 04, 2058.
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Sharma climbs up as Toran
topples
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Dec 18 – Purna Sharma climbed
four places up to position himself at the top of the table in the fourth Carlsberg Nepal
PGA Championship here Tuesday at the Royal Nepal Golf Club (RNGC).
On the second day of the tournament when most
of his fellow professionals struggled to get into grooves, Sharma sparkled with even par
at the front nine. He followed that up with three birdies at back nine, including
consecutive birdies at 12th and 13th holes.
Sharma, RNGC pro, completed the second round
at two under 65 for an aggregate even par 134 a one-stroke lead over second placed Deepak
Thapamagar who stands at one over 135. He could
have registered a runaway lead over Thapamagar as he had 16 opportunities to go for birdie
putts only to squander on 13 occasions.
Thapamagar played even par 33 at the front
nine with a birdie and bogey. He started well on return with birdies at the 10th and again
at the final hole but bogeys at 12th, 16th and 17th put paid to his effort to takeover the
lead.
The biggest disappointment of the day,
however, was the overnight leader Toran Shahi who had a miserable round today dropping six
shots off the par. His second round score of six over par 73 saw him fall four places down
to overall fifth position. While he managed a birdie each at either nines, eight bogeys
– four each at the front and back nine – did the damage leaving him at fifth
place overall alongside Ramesh Nagarkoti at 5 over par 139.
Sabin Sapkota, a pro representing Dharan
Nirvana Country Club, who held the seventh place overnight gained four places to the third
following an even par 67 in the second round for an overall 3 over par 137.
With two more days to go, Gokarna Golf Club
pro Deepak Acharya still holds hopes to catch up the frontrunners, playing the second
round at 3 over par 70. He stands at the fourth place with an aggregate score of 4 over
par 138.
Among the amateurs, C B Bhandari is pulling
away from rest of his colleagues completing the second round at even par 67 to top the
chart with one over par 135. He now has a runaway nine-stroke lead over the second placed
Mani Rai at 10 over par 144. Raj Pradhan, who stood at second overnight, finished the day
one place down to third at 12 over par 146.
A total of 26 golfers, 13 each in
professional and amateur category, are competing in the four-day tournament being
organised by Gorkha Brewery Ltd in conjunction with RNGC and Nepal Professional
Golfers’ Association.
Result after second round:
Professionals: 1. Purna Sharma (69+65=134),
2. Deepak Thapamagar (67+68=135), 3. Sabin Sapkota (70+67=137), 4. Deepak Acharya
(68+70=138), 5. Toran Shahi (66+73=139), Ramesh Nagarkoti (69+70=139), 7. Radheshyam Thapa
(68+73=141), 8. Pashupati Sharma (70+72=142), 9. Umesh Nagarkoti (72+73=145), 10. Uttam KC
(79+76=155), 11. Deepak Neupane (79+78=157), 12. Sachin Bhattarai (77+88=165). 13.
Ghanashyam Thapa (78+89=167).
Amateurs: 1. C B Bhandari (68+67=135), 2. Mani
Rai (74+70=144), 3. Raj Pradhan (71+75=146), 4. Yelambar Adhikari (74+73=147), 5. Deep
Basnet (74+75=149), 6. Puskar Rajbahak (77+77=154), 7. Tashi Ghale (81+78=159), 8. Shyam
Gautam (78+83=161), Shivaram Rajbahak (81+80=161), 10. Ang Tshering Sherpa (82+80=162),
11. Dhruba KC (80+85=165), 12. Sanjaya Lama (77+89=166), 13. Suman Sapkota (83+84=167).
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