It’s not everyday that you combat bad weather conditions and emerge successful on the greens. But India’s Golfing heroes Anirban Lahiri and Gaganjeet Bhullar proved that a bad weather cannot be a dampener to their spirits.

 

 

 

 

They carded an even-par 72 on day two to take a share of the third place at the prestigious USD 7 million ISPS HANDA Melbourne World Cup of Golf event here on Friday.

 

 

 

Lahiri and Bhullar, playing their second World Cup together, moved up from Tied-seventh to Tied-third and gave themselves a solid chance over the weekend.

 

 

 

 

 

The Indian duo shared the third place with Malaysia's Ben Leong and Gavin Green, who also fought hard for 73 in the second round.

 

 

Korean duo Byeonghun An and Siwoo Kim battled it out for an even-par 72 to retain their overnight share of the lead after the Foursomes match on Friday.

 

 

 

 

The tournament will switch back to fourballs for Saturday's third round, with the final round moving back to foursomes on Sunday.

 

 

Despite the testing conditions with persistent rain and howling winds reaching 32 km/hr, An and Kim remained calm as they marked their card with three birdies against three bogeys at The Metropolitan Golf Club.

 

The duo, who opened their campaign with a solid 62 in the Fourball play on Thursday, holds a two-shot advantage together with Belgium's Thomas Pieters and Thomas Detry, who posted a 71, on 10-under-par 134 total.

 

(Source: PTI)