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Khon Kaen, Thailand: India\u2019s Anirban Lahiri took the outright lead by signing for a five-under-par 67 after the second round of the King\u2019s Cup at the Singha Park Khon Kaen Golf Club on Friday.<\/p>\nKhon Kaen, Thailand: India\u2019s Anirban Lahiri took the outright lead by signing for a five-under-par 67 after the second round of the King\u2019s Cup at the Singha Park Khon Kaen Golf Club on Friday.<\/p>\n
The five-time Asian Tour winner, who shared the overnight lead with compatriot S.S.P. Chowrasia, compiled a two-day total of 12-under-par 132 to take pole position on his own, holding a two-shot advantage over Australia\u2019s Andrew Dodt.<\/p>\n
Dodt also rode on his rich vein of form by making a huge move up the leaderboard with a 65 to share second place with Asian Development Tour (ADT) winner Jakraphan Premsirigorn on 134 total.<\/p>\n
Local hero Thaworn Wiratchant showed age has not slowed him down by taking fourth place on 135 while Chowrasia posted a 71 to slip to tied-fifth with Australia\u2019s Adam Groom, Spain\u2019s Carlos Pigem and Thailand\u2019s Danthai Boonma and Piya Swangarunporn.<\/p>\n
Lahiri continued to assert himself at the US$500,000 Asian Tour event with another round that could edge him closer to his third win on the region\u2019s premier Tour this year.<\/p>\n
While it may not be similar to his opening round where he carded a 65, the Indian is still pleased with his efforts where he traded seven birdies against two bogeys on holes five and 15.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy with the way I\u2019m playing. It wasn\u2019t quite as good as it was yesterday but I\u2019m still feeling comfortable on the golf course and the position I\u2019m in.<\/p>\n
\u201cI made a couple of dropped shots today, missed more greens than I did yesterday. But I\u2019m happy with the way I finished, especially with those two birdies in the last four holes to pick myself up,\u201d said Lahiri.<\/p>\n
Buoyed by his recent good form which included securing his card for Europe next year, Dodt is determined to give Lahiri a good run for his money over the weekend.<\/p>\n
The Australian\u2019s sole victory on the Asian Tour came in India in 2010. But with renewed confidence, Dodt believes he can make a stronger push for another grandstand finish.<\/p>\n
\u201cConfidence is a huge thing in golf and if you can ride that momentum, you can go a long way. I feel like I\u2019m in a pretty good spot at the moment so I\u2019ll try to push Anirban on the weekend and we\u2019ll see where we end up,\u201d said Dodt.<\/p>\n
\u201cI struggled a little bit yesterday but scored well. I hit it a lot better today and holed some new putts. Anytime you can shoot a good score like that, the confidence goes up and I\u2019m looking forward to the weekend,\u201d added the 28-year-old Australian.<\/p>\n
Jakraphan, who earned his maiden ADT breakthrough in Sarawak last year, enjoyed a \u2018stress-free\u2019 round and is jubilant about staying in the mix and making it into the weekend rounds.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just playing for fun and not giving myself any pressure. This is my third Asian Tour event after Samui and Chiangmai. I missed the cut in Chiangmai and I\u2019m happy I\u2019ve got a chance to play in the weekend rounds now.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy ADT win in Sarawak was a big confidence booster. There\u2019s still a long way to go but I\u2019m learning and getting better in each tournament I play,\u201d said Jakraphan.<\/p>\n
At 47, Thaworn showed no signs of letting up as he flew back under the radar with a 67.<\/p>\n
The Thai already holds an unprecedented 17 titles on the Asian Tour and is looking forward to breaking more records.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho says I\u2019m old? Still young boy,\u201d laughed the Thai veteran. \u201cI\u2019m still enjoying my game every day and that\u2019s important. I love my golf and that\u2019s what keeps me going which includes trying to get another win again this week.\u201d<\/p>\n
The weekend cut was set at two-under-par with a total of 76 players progressing into the final 36 holes.<\/p>\n
Leading Scores after round 2 of the King’s Cup being played at the par 72, 7449 Yards Singha Park Khon Kaen GC course (a- denotes amateur):” The five-time Asian Tour winner, who shared the overnight lead with compatriot S.S.P. Chowrasia, compiled a two-day total of 12-under-par 132 to take pole position on his own, holding a two-shot advantage over Australia\u2019s Andrew Dodt.<\/p>\n Dodt also rode on his rich vein of form by making a huge move up the leaderboard with a 65 to share second place with Asian Development Tour (ADT) winner Jakraphan Premsirigorn on 134 total.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-golf-golf"],"yoast_head":"\n
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132 – Anirban LAHIRI (IND) 65-67.
“134 – Andrew DODT (AUS) 69-65, Jakraphan PREMSIRIGORN (THA) 69-65.”
135 – Thaworn WIRATCHANT (THA) 68-67.
“136 – Adam GROOM (AUS) 70-66, Carlos PIGEM (ESP) 67-69, S.S.P CHOWRASIA (IND) 65-71, Piya SWANGARUNPORN (THA) 69-67, Danthai BOONMA (THA) 66-70.”
“137 – Chikka S. (IND) 69-68, Sam CYR (USA) 72-65, Panuphol PITTAYARAT (THA) 68-69, Paul PETERSON (USA) 69-68, Kieran PRATT (AUS) 69-68, Mathiam KEYSER (RSA) 68-69, Phiphatphong NAEWSUK (THA) 66-71, BAEK Seuk-hyun (KOR) 69-68, Prom MEESAWAT (THA) 68-69.”
“138 – Kalem RICHARDSON (AUS) 66-72, Chinnarat PHADUNGSIL (THA) 70-68, Sutijet KOORATANAPISAN (THA) 70-68, LEE Hyung-joon (KOR) 69-69, Poosit SUPUPRAMAI (THA) 70-68, Chan KIM (USA) 72-66.”
“139 – Blair WILSON (AUS) 73-66, Rattanon WANNASRICHAN (THA) 71-68, Simon GRIFFITHS (ENG) 70-69, Stephen LEWTON (ENG) 71-68, Daniel CHOPRA (SWE) 67-72, Antonio LASCUNA (PHI) 68-71, Varut CHOMCHALAM (THA) 68-71, Atthaphon SRIBOONKAEW (THA) 69-70, Arjun ATWAL (IND) 72-67, Mardan MAMAT (SIN) 68-71, Jazz JANEWATTANANOND (THA) 73-66, Supravee PHATAM (THA) 69-70.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Khon Kaen, Thailand: India\u2019s Anirban Lahiri took the outright lead by signing for a five-under-par 67 after the second round of the King\u2019s Cup at the Singha Park Khon Kaen Golf Club on Friday.<\/p>\n