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New Delhi: <\/strong>Chiragh Kumar of India raced into a three-shot lead to put himself in good position of securing a dream victory after the second round of the Hero Indian Open, a tournament which he highly regards as the fifth Major.<\/p>\n

He battled to a solid five-under-par 67 to hold on to his overnight lead with a two-day total of 13-under-par 131 at his home course, the Delhi Golf Club.<\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s David Gleeson, a two-time Asian Tour winner, eagled two holes for 66 to lie in second while Chapchai Nirat of Thailand, who holds the world 72-hole scoring record he set in India in 2009, was a further two shots back in third after his blemish free round of 67.<\/p>\n

Ross Bain of Scotland, Scott Barr of Australia and Young Nam of Korea were tied in fourth place on 137 in the US$1.25 million Asian Tour event.<\/p>\n

Kumar, a 2006 Asian Games silver team medallist, surprised even himself after shooting another superb round to lead the chasing pack going into the weekend rounds. <\/p>\n

\u201cI really didn\u2019t expect to shoot another low number but I\u2019m glad I did. The Indian Open is such a big tournament for us and it has grown tremendously. It is like a fifth Major to all the Indian players,\u201d said the 27-year-old, who finished in tied 10th in the 2006 Indian Open as an amateur.<\/p>\n

Kumar, who stays approximately 10 minutes from the Delhi Golf Club, turned in 34 before adding three birdies on his homeward nine, highlighted by a huge 20 feet par putt on the sixth hole.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat kept the momentum going as I was able to birdie the next two holes. It was a really good putt,\u201d said Kumar, who had his family following him for the entire round.<\/p>\n

Gleeson continued to climb up the leaderboard courtesy of two eagles on holes one and eight which he sank from 10 and 20 feet respectively. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere are 36 holes to go and I got a lot of work to do to keep in contention. There are a lot of guys who still have a chance to make a charge and get close to winning the tournament,\u201d said Gleeson, who finished second at the Macau Open last month.<\/p>\n

Thailand\u2019s Chapchai, who holds the world 72-hole scoring record with a 32-under-par 256 total, posted five birdies in a bogey free round without using a driver.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

\u201cDriving will be the key. You need to keep your ball on the fairway and you will have a good chance to score,\u201d said the three-time Asian Tour winner.<\/p>\n

The Dubai-based Bain got off to a fast start when he holed a monster eagle putt on the first hole from 35 feet before turning in 34. He couldn\u2019t buy a putt on his homeward nine and returned with two bogeys.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started like a house on fire which was nice. I\u2019m a bit disappointed not to keep it going. I hit a couple of sloppy shots that cost me a few bogeys. I wasn\u2019t as sharp as I wanted to be,\u201d said the 35-year-old, who is searching for his maiden Asian Tour win.<\/p>\n

The halfway cut was set at one-over-par 145 with a total of 70 players making the weekend rounds.<\/p>\n

Leading second round scores
131 – Chiragh KUMAR (IND) 64-67.
134 – David GLEESON (AUS) 68-66.
136 – Chapchai NIRAT (THA) 69-67.
137 – Ross BAIN (SCO) 65-72, Scott BARR (AUS) 67-70, Young NAM (KOR) 69-68.
138 – Daisuke KATAOKA (JPN) 72-66, Harendra GUPTA (IND) 72-66.
139 – LU Wei-chih (TPE) 71-68, Adilson DA SILVA (BRA) 68-71, Zaw MOE (MYN) 65-74, Himmat RAI (IND) 69-70, S.S.P. CHOWRASIA (IND) 69-70.
140 – Ben FOX (USA) 72-68, Angelo QUE (PHI) 68-72, Scott HEND (AUS) 71-69, Tjaart VAN DER WALT (RSA) 69-71, Rick GIBSON (CAN) 70-70, SIDDIKUR\u00a0 (BAN) 70-70, Sujjan SINGH (IND) 70-70.<\/p>\n

Selected scores
141 \u2013 Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 71-70
144 \u2013 Thaworn Wiratchant (Tha) 74-70
146 \u2013 Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 71-75
147 \u2013 Shiv Kapur (Ind) 72-75<\/p>\n

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