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Thailand’s star Golfer Chapchai Nirat was the man in the big picture today.
Nirat, who holds the Asian Tour record for the lowest 72-hole score, rolled back the years and carded a blistering seven-under-par 64 and a seven-under-par 135 total to capture the clubhouse lead after two rounds of the SMBC Singapore Open on Friday.
Chapchai has a pretty good record at the Singapore Open
Longtime fans of Singapore’s National Open will remember his many exploits on the Serapong course. In 2012, he surged to the top of the leaderboard after round one before settling for a tied-seventh finish.
This year, the burly 34-year-old did not put a foot wrong in round two as he fired seven birdies to lead by one shot over Tirawat Kaewsiribandit of Thailand and Shaun Norris of South Africa.
Tirawat stayed in the hunt after carding a second-round 70. The Thai golfer maintained his good form after an opening 66 and started steadily with 10 straight pars. He scored a bogey and two birdies before ending his round.
Norris is experiencing a happy homecoming so far after spending a year away from the Asian Tour by carding a 67 on Friday. He enjoyed a bogey-free round that is highlighted by an eagle on the fourth and birdies on the second and 14th
Shiv Kapur of India brought his brilliant 2017 form to Singapore. The 35-year-old shot a 67 to go into the weekend just two shots off the lead. He performed brilliantly on his opening nine (10th to 18th) as the made the turn at five-under-par, but admittedly, he has yet to figure out how to score at Serapong’s first nine holes.
Round two play was abandoned at 4.42pm local time due to lightning threats. 78 players will resume their rounds at 7.40am local time on Saturday, with round three starting no later than 12.50pm.
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