Karandeep Kochhar Shines in International Series England

Karandeep Kochhar is among four Indians who made it to the weekend rounds of the International Series England at Foxhills Club & Resort. Kochhar is tied-fifth at 7-under, joined by veteran Jeev Milkha Singh, Khalin Joshi, and Anirban Lahiri. American Peter Uihlein leads the tournament with a course record 10-under-par 61.

Karandeep Kochhar led four Indians into the weekend rounds of the International Series England placed tied-fifth at the Par-71 Foxhills Club & Resort here.

At 7-under, Kochhar (68-67) was well placed after two rounds, while veteran Jeev Milkha Singh -- at 53 the oldest player in the event -- shot 69-68 to be tied ninth at 5-under.

Khalin Joshi (70-71) at 1-under and Anirban Lahiri (72-70) at par were the other Indians to make the cut. Joshi was T-43 and Lahiri was T-62.

The Indians who missed, which fell at even par, were Rayhan Thomas (73-70), Veer Ahlawat (73-70), Honey Baisoya (72-72), SSP Chawrasia (74-70), Varun Chopra (72-74), Ajeetesh Sandhu (72-74), Gaganjeet Bhullar (77-72), S Chikkangappa (74-76), Jyoti Randhawa (79-74) and Yuvraj Sandhu (83-71).

American Peter Uihlein shot one of the best rounds of his life, a course record 10-under-par 61, to surge into the lead at the halfway stage.

His round, made up of an eagle, nine birdies and a bogey, was remarkably 10 shots better than his first round and saw him move to 10-under in the USD two million event.

He leads Belgium's Thomas Pieters and England's Robert Dinwiddie by one shot.

Pieters returned a 69, and Dinwiddie -- one of six players to make it through the 18-hole qualifier for this event -- carded a 66 on the Longcross course.

American Caleb Surratt is one shot behind the duo after carding a 66. England's Richard Bland is a stroke further behind, following a 69, along with Kochhar.

The tournament is the ninth event of the year on the Asian Tour and the fourth stop on The International Series.

(With inputs from agencies.)