Honey grabs one-stroke lead over cousin Kapil

Honey Baisoya of Delhi soared to the top of the leaderboard after firing his second successive round of five-under-67 on the back of two eagles at the IndianOil Servo Masters Golf here today.

Honey led by a stroke at the halfway stage at 10-under 134. The cut was declared at five-over-149 as 51 professionals made the cut.

The leader group at the Digboi Golf Links today will be a family affair as Honey's cousin Kapil Kumar, another Delhi golfer, shot a three-under 69 in round two to end the day in second place at nine-under 135.

Honey (67-67), the winner last week in Shillong, impressed with yet another low score that helped him gain one place from his overnight tied second. The 20-year-old Baisoya, however, had a roller-coaster round which was punctuated by two eagles, six birdies, a bogey and two double-bogeys.
 

Round one leader Kapil (66-69), elder by four years to Honey, went five-under for the day after making an eagle on the seventh, his 16th hole of the day. But an erratic tee shot on the eighth cost him a double-bogey which meant he slipped one position to second.

The seasoned Mukesh Kumar of Mhow fired a second consecutive 69 to be tied third at six-under-138. Noida's Amardip Sinh Malik negated two early bogeys with three birdies for his 71 that gave him a share of third place along with Mukesh.

Bengaluru's Udayan Mane was a further shot back in fifth place at five-under-139.

Defending champ Shankar Das of Kolkata shot an error-free 67 to end the day in tied sixth at four-under-140.