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Bogor, Indonesia: Singapore’s Mitchell Slorach soared into the lead after signing for a superb eight-under-par 63 at the halfway stage of the Combiphar Golf Invitational on Thursday.<\/p>\nBogor, Indonesia: Singapore’s Mitchell Slorach soared into the lead after signing for a superb eight-under-par 63 at the halfway stage of the Combiphar Golf Invitational on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Starting the day three shots back, the 29-year-old Singaporean fired 10 birdies against two bogeys to lead by one shot on nine-under-par 133 total at the Gunung Geulis Country Club situated in Bogor city.<\/p>\n
American John Catlin returned with a 64 to take second place while Filipino stalwart Antonio Lascuna sits a further shot back in third after posting a 68 at the inaugural US$60,000 ADT event, which is the Tour’s second stop in Indonesia this season.<\/p>\n
Micah Lauren Shin, also of the United States, signed for a 67 to take fourth place on 136 while Thailand’s Panuwat Muenlek and Raphael De Sousa of Switzerland shared fifth on 137 following identical 69s.<\/p>\n
Slorach fired two opening birdies from 10 before dropping a shot on 12. He made it up right away with a birdie on 13 and nailed three straight birdies from 16 to turn in 31. He then added two pairs of birdies against a bogey on his way home for a 32.<\/p>\n
“I struck the ball great and I putted very well. I missed only one fairway today and I hit 17 greens in regulation. I hit it close and I was able to give myself chances to make birdies today.<\/p>\n
“I played with no expectations. I went out feeling calm and I stayed calm throughout the round. I managed myself well,” said Slorach, who enjoyed his best result on the ADT when he finished runner-up in the last event in Malaysia two months ago.<\/p>\n
“The conditions are very wet. It will be a huge bonus if you can get on the fairways, given the preferred lies in play. I played pretty much the same as I did yesterday except that the putts went in today,” added Slorach.<\/p>\n
Catlin credited his short game for a commendable round. “I putted very well. I gave myself a lot of birdie putts and my short game was on point as I only missed a few greens. I made a couple of 20-footers and sank most of the putts from five to 15 feet. I was rock solid,” said the Bangkok-based 26-year-old.<\/p>\n
“I chipped it in from about 30 feet for eagle on 16. It was an uphill chip. I played aggressively and it went in. I went on the birdie the next hole and it was nice finishing the way I did. I will continue to stay patient. There is still a long way to go,” added Catlin, who traded an eagle and seven birdies against two bogeys.<\/p>\n
The halfway cut was set at three-over-par 145 with a total of 59 players advancing into the weekend rounds.<\/p>\n
All ADT events offer Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points. The winner will receive six OWGR points while the top six players and ties will also earn points based on a sliding scale.<\/p>\n
The top-five finishers on the final Order of Merit will secure their Asian Tour cards for 2017.<\/p>\n
For more information on the ADT, please visit www.asiandevelopmenttour.com.<\/p>\n
Leading second round results:
133 – Mitchell SLORACH (SGP) 70-63
134 – John CATLIN (USA) 70-64
135 – Antonio LASCUNA (PHI) 67-68
136 – Micah Lauren SHIN (USA) 69-67
137 – Panuwat MUENLEK (THA) 68-69, Raphael DE SOUSA (SUI) 68-69
138 – Genki OKADA (JPN) 68-70, Natthapong NIYOMCHON (THA) 71-67, Sorachut HANSAPIBAN (THA) 71-67, Sam CYR (USA) 70-68
139 – Ian ANDREW (INA) 72-67
140 – Victor OSTERBY (DEN) 68-72, Arie Irawan (MAS) 70-70, Kasidit LEPKURTE (THA) 71-69, Ronnachai JAMNONG (THA) 71-69, Jonathan WOO (SGP) 73-67, Toni FERRER (ESP) 69-71, Tawan PHONGPHUN (THA) 71-69<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bogor, Indonesia: Singapore’s Mitchell Slorach soared into the lead after signing for a superb eight-under-par 63 at the halfway stage of the Combiphar Golf Invitational on Thursday.<\/p>\n
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