India's star Gaganjeet Bhullar is on a roll. He stayed on course for his eighth Asian Tour title after he eagled the last hole for a superb six-under-par 65 and grabbed the halfway lead by four shots at the storied Macao Open on Friday.

                                Bhullar, who held a share of the overnight lead, rolled in four birdies to turn in 31

The 29-year-old Bhullar signaled his strong intentions to win the prestigious tournament for the second time in his career when he fired one eagle and five birdies against a bogey for a 13-under-par 129 total at the Macau Golf and Country Club.
 

Bhullar, who held a share of the overnight lead, rolled in four birdies to turn in 31. He picked up another birdie on 13 but stumbled with a lone bogey on 15 before bouncing back strongly with an eagle-three on 18.
 

After a solid drive down the middle of the 18th fairway, the talented Indian hit a superb three-wood second shot from about 270 yards which hit the pin flag before settling two feet from the hole for a tap-in eagle.
 

Ajeetesh Sandhu, also of India, continued his red-hot form to sign for a 67 and move into an outright second place, keeping up his chase for a third straight victory in three weeks at the US$500,000 full-field Asian Tour event.
 

                                 Recently Ajeetesh Sandhu took his first Asian Tour Title at Taiwan

Overnight co-leader Giwhan Kim of Korea returned with a 70 to trail by five shots in third place alongside Filipino ace Angelo Que, who posted a bogey-free 67. Thailand’s Prom Meesawat (67) and young Indian Shubhankar Sharma (68) shared fifth place on 137.
 

Reigning Order of Merit champion Scott Hend of Australia carded a 68 to tie in 20th position on 141 while defending champion Pavit Tangkamolprasert of Thailand battled to a 70 to stay a further shot back in tied-31st place.
 

A total of 71 players, including an amateur, made the halfway cut set at three-over-par 145 at the Macao Open, which is celebrating its 19th edition this week.
 

Did you know?

• Bhullar held the halfway lead for the second time at the Macao Open. The last time he held the 36-hole lead was in 2012, where he went on to seal a wire-to-wire victory. He is now chasing for an eighth Asian Tour win as well as a second Macao Open title.
• In 2012, Bhullar grabbed the halfway lead by three shots on 11-under-par 131. He shot rounds of 63, 68, 69 and 68 to win by two shots on 16-under-par 268 that year.
• Bhullar bounced back from a wrist injury, which he incurred in 2014, by winning the 2016 Shinhan Donghae Open. He went on to clinch his second title of the season two months later at the Indonesia Open.
• Bhullar amassed 25 putts in his round of 65 today. His otherwise perfect 36-hole scorecard was marred by a lone bogey on 15 in the second round.
• 2016 was the second year that Bhullar won twice in a single season in his career. He last achieved that feat in 2012, the same year when he won the Macao Open.
• Sandhu won his maiden Asian Tour title at the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship in Chinese Taipei, just a day before turning 29 two weeks ago. He followed up that victory with another play-off win at the Taiheiyo Club Challenge Tournament on the Japan Challenge Tour the following week.
• Sandhu is playing in his third attempt and the first since 2014 at the Macao Open. He has never missed the halfway cut at the storied event.
• Que, a three-time Asian Tour winner, enjoyed a tied-sixth place finish in 2012. It was his best result at the Macao Open.