Shubhankar Sharma avoids any bogies on the day to end in top ten

Shubhankar Sharma avoids any bogies on the day to end in top ten

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Shubhankar Sharma made a good comeback from a dismal first day to come back with a good score on Friday where he most importantly had zero bogies to his name to end the day tied at ninth. He stated everything was falling in place for him and he hopes to only get better as the tournament progresses.

After a bogey-riddled first day on which he had shot three of them to record a score of 71, Shubhankar SHarma returned to form on Friday as he hit a bogey-free 67 in the second round to end day at six-under at the BMW PGA Tour at Wentworth. The good showing ensured he ended Friday tied in the ninth spot, even though he could be displaced from the position once everyone completes the round.

The leaders at eleven under, Jon Rahm (66-67) and Danny Willett (68-65) were joint first, followed by Christiaan Bezuidenhout (68-67) and Justin Rose (67-68) who with nine-under are tied for the third spot.

“Pretty happy with no bogey and I started well with a good 7-Iron to five feet. Then followed a few good pars and four more birdies. The key was good putting, actually pretty much everything fell in the slot today. I was finding more fairways, iron play was better and overall I hit much better today than the first day,” Shubhankar Sharma was quoted saying by Scroll.in.

The 23-year-old has in the past won two events co-sanctioned by the European and Asian Tour, while being only the fourth Indian to be invited to play in the Masters. He was also presented at the Pro-Am with the ‘Rookie of the Year’ award for last year by the European Tour’s Chief Executive, Keith Pelley. The golfer seemed to be satisfied with his performance.

“Six-under for two rounds after a triple on first day felt good and lunch will taste better,” he concluded.

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