<p>SSP Chowrasia, the other Indian in the fray, was two-over 73 to lie tied 112th and the Kolkata pro too will have to come up with something special in the second round to hang around for weekend action.<br /><br />Left-handed Australian Richard Green leads the pack after a seven under par 64 with compatriot Adam Scott trailing him from two shots behind at Loch Lomond.<br /><br />Playing his back nine first, Jeev birdied the 14th and 15th holes to go two-under before a bogey-bogey finish to the stretch undid the good work.<br /><br />His front nine was a sedate affair with the third hole birdie reigniting his hopes for a sub-par card before the dampener came in the form of the bogey on the very next hole.<br />Chowrasia, on his part, was going one-under after 15 holes before things went awry for the Kolkata pro in the last three holes as he double bogeyed the 16th an signed off with a bogey to settle for a round of 73. <br /><br />Worse was the case with Shiv Kapur who neither had a good start nor a decent finish to his opening round campaign. <br /><br />Randhawa’s round looked doomed in the front nine itself with three bogeys and a triple bogey and even though the lanky pro fired an eagle and a birdie on his back nine, he picked up two more bogeys in the process to join Chowrasia at tied 136th. <br /><br />Atwal in danger<br /><br />Back in action after a four-month injury layoff, Arjun Atwal did not have exactly a fairytale return to the PGA Tour and the rusty Orlando-based Indian turned in two-over 73 to lie tied 118th in the USD 4.3 million John Deere Classic golf tournament in Silvis. Indian-born Swede Daniel Chopra, however, had reasons to smile as the former Asian Tour member fired a four-under 67 to take a share of tenth place.<br /><br />American duo of Lee Janzen and Darron Stiles shared the top spot after identical splendid rounds of 64.<br /><br />Playing his back nine first, Atwal bogeyed the 15th hole to take the turn at one-over before runnings into a rollercoaster front nine that tested him to the hilt. Atwal bogeyed the first hole before running into a stormy six-hole stretch featuring three birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey to boot.<br /></p>
<p>SSP Chowrasia, the other Indian in the fray, was two-over 73 to lie tied 112th and the Kolkata pro too will have to come up with something special in the second round to hang around for weekend action.<br /><br />Left-handed Australian Richard Green leads the pack after a seven under par 64 with compatriot Adam Scott trailing him from two shots behind at Loch Lomond.<br /><br />Playing his back nine first, Jeev birdied the 14th and 15th holes to go two-under before a bogey-bogey finish to the stretch undid the good work.<br /><br />His front nine was a sedate affair with the third hole birdie reigniting his hopes for a sub-par card before the dampener came in the form of the bogey on the very next hole.<br />Chowrasia, on his part, was going one-under after 15 holes before things went awry for the Kolkata pro in the last three holes as he double bogeyed the 16th an signed off with a bogey to settle for a round of 73. <br /><br />Worse was the case with Shiv Kapur who neither had a good start nor a decent finish to his opening round campaign. <br /><br />Randhawa’s round looked doomed in the front nine itself with three bogeys and a triple bogey and even though the lanky pro fired an eagle and a birdie on his back nine, he picked up two more bogeys in the process to join Chowrasia at tied 136th. <br /><br />Atwal in danger<br /><br />Back in action after a four-month injury layoff, Arjun Atwal did not have exactly a fairytale return to the PGA Tour and the rusty Orlando-based Indian turned in two-over 73 to lie tied 118th in the USD 4.3 million John Deere Classic golf tournament in Silvis. Indian-born Swede Daniel Chopra, however, had reasons to smile as the former Asian Tour member fired a four-under 67 to take a share of tenth place.<br /><br />American duo of Lee Janzen and Darron Stiles shared the top spot after identical splendid rounds of 64.<br /><br />Playing his back nine first, Atwal bogeyed the 15th hole to take the turn at one-over before runnings into a rollercoaster front nine that tested him to the hilt. Atwal bogeyed the first hole before running into a stormy six-hole stretch featuring three birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey to boot.<br /></p>