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Krishnav, Shaurya and Aryan make cut; China’s Jin leads at Asia Pacific  

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Shaurya Bhattacharya of India plays a tee stroke from the 10th tee on Round 1 of the 2022 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship being played at the Amata Spring Country Club in Thailand on Thursday, October 27, 2022. Photograph by AAC. 

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 Chonburi, Thailand: Three of the seven Indians made the cut at the 13th Asian Pacific Amateur Championship with Krishnav Nikhil Chopraa, Shaurya Bhattacharya and Aryan Roopa Anand making the cut at the halfway stage of the region’s biggest amateur event, from where the winner gets a berth into the 2023 Masters and the 2023 Open.

Shaurya shot 4-under 68, while Aryan carded 3-under 69 despite a double bogey at the finish and Krishnav just could not get the putts to fall in his 1-over 73.

Chopraa (70-73) continued to be the top Indian at T-42nd with a 1-under total  while Shaurya (76-68) and Aryan (75-69) at even par were T-47th.

Aryan Roopa Anand of India plays a stroke from the fairway during a practice round ahead of the 2022 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship being played at the Amata Spring Country Club in Thailand on Tuesday, October 25, 2022. Photograph by AAC

The cut fell at 1-over with Top-50 and ties making the cut. The four Indians missing out were Milind Soni (74-72), Rayhan Thomas (74-73), Shat Mishra (73-75) and Arjun Gupta (74-78).

China’s Bo Jin (65-69), whose brother Cheng won in 2015, stayed on course to adding to the family silverware. He led by one at the midway stage and was chased hard by the teen Thai star, Ratchanon Chantananuwat (67-68).

Aryan, hoping to get into the Nomura Cup team following the pull out of Rayhan Thomas, who is unable to get time off from college in the US, said, “I played great for 17 holes, but a lapse led to a double on the last hole. Still I was happy to pull back with a 69. I hope I can make more ground over the weekend.”

Shaurya, whose coach, Rahul Bajaj, a team silver medallist from 2010 Asian Games, was his caddie, said, “I am proud of the fightback after the first day 76. Especially, the three birdies from 15th to 17th and the way I hung in for the first 13 holes with two birdies and no bogeys. It was great to have my coach, Rahul Sir, on the bag. It helped.”

Krishnav had a good start from the tenth with birdies on 15 and 16. After that many putts did not fall and had just one more birdie on but dropped four bogeys for 73.

Bo Jin closed with a bogey on ninth, while Chantananuwat, who is called ‘TK’, birdied the sixth and eagled the eighth from 66-feet plus for a stunning finish.

A year ago, Bo had a similar 36-hole lead but finished tied third. He said, “I am in a great position and am obviously reminded of Dubai. I have played some great golf so far, and I hope to do the same over the weekend and finish the job.”

TK said he felt some tightness in his body right from the morning. Yet, he held out well and closed superbly. TK said, “I was worried because I could not get full rotation of body. The way I hit the ball at the range and started my round, I honestly was preparing myself for an 80. And because of that, I am so happy with my 68. I am just one behind right now, and hopefully, will be in a better condition to battle it out over the weekend.”

Korea’s Wooyung Cho is tied second at 9-under with ‘TK’ after rounds of 68-67 at the Amata course. There were four players tied fourth at 8-under and another four at 7-under and tied eighth.

Two countries, Kyrgyzstan and Nepal had their golfers make the cut for the first time at the AAC. Jantai Malatev (73-69), whose country Kyrgyzstan has just one 9-hole golf course, was tied 33rd while Subhash Tamang (74-70) became the first player from Nepal to make the cut.

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