Shiv Kapur improves with two-under 70 at Dunhill Links Championships

St. Andrews (UK): Shiv Kapur did well to jump 20 places to 56th with a two-under 70 in the second round while fellow Indian Himmat Rai (74) was way behind in 154th place in a field of 168 professionals at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championships.

In the second round, Kapur played the Carnoustie course, while Rai was playing at the St. Andrews.

The pros play three rounds, one each at St. Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns before the cut is applied. In the third round, Kapur tees up at Kingsbarns and Rai will play at Carnoustie.

Kapur bogeyed the second, but birdied the third and fifth to get to under par and then moved to two-under with a third birdie at 14th.

Leading the field at the top was Branden Grace followed his European Tour record-equaling 60 at Kingsbarns with a 67 at St Andrews to take a five shot halfway lead at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

Kapur bogeyed the second, but birdied the third and fifth to get to under par and then moved to two-under with a third birdie at 14th. He hit 13 fairways and four 12 greens in regulation, but missed out on a lot of birdie putts.

Two clear overnight, Grace, who has three European Tour titles already this season, bogeyed the fourth at the Home of Golf. However, he hit back with five birdies in the next six holes and added another at the last to reach 17-under par ahead of his third round at Carnoustie considered the toughest of the three courses used this week.

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