Indian golfer Arjun Atwal remained on the right track for the large prize on the PURE Insurance coverage Championship golf event, as he added a second straight 4-under 68 at Spyglass Hill to get to 8-under and lie third.
He shot 68 at Pebble Seashore Hyperlinks a day earlier and may be very a lot in competition for the title going into the ultimate spherical. Forward of Atwal have been Justin Leonard (69-65) at 10-under and Thongchai Jaidee (70-65) at 9-under.
Atwal, who turned 50 this yr, is the one Indian to have received on Korn Ferry and PGA TOUR and a win this week would make it a singular treble on all three Excursions in america.
Atwal, who got here in the principle event as a Tuesday qualifier, had curiously received his PGA TOUR title in 2010 additionally, after moving into the occasion as a qualifier.
“That can be so cool,” mentioned Atwal, who plans to play a number of extra occasions to wrap up his enjoying rights for 2024.
He’s more likely to miss the Q-College as he can be attending the rituals on the primary demise anniversary of his mom.
“That is essential to me,” mentioned Atwal.
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Leonard put himself ready for a primary PGA TOUR Champions win as he added a 7-under 65 at Spyglass Hill and reached 10-under for 2 rounds.
Thailand’s Jaidee, a former colleague of Atwal on the Asian Tour, added 65 to his first spherical 70 to get to second place at 9-under.
Atwal was tied for third with Paul Stankowski (71-65).
The 36-hole minimize noticed 54 gamers at 2-over 146 make the grade and so they superior to the ultimate spherical.
Atwal started the day with 4 pars after which went birdie-birdie-eagle to get to 4-under for the primary seven holes.
He added birdies on the eleventh and the 14th as he jostled for the lead. Nevertheless, bogeys on the sixteenth and 18th pulled him down to 3rd place.
Atwal is seeking to change into the primary open qualifier to win on the PGA TOUR Champions since Dicky Satisfaction.
Leonard birdied 4 of his first and final eight holes to submit a 7-under 65.
Stankowski tied the PGA TOUR Champions all-time file for most-consecutive birdies with eighth. Beginning on the tenth, he birdied eight occasions from the thirteenth to the second in his 65 at Pebble Seashore.