<p>The 20-year-old Mane, runner-up in 2010 Maharashtra Open Amateur, thus took his total to 141 (76-65), which was two shots ahead of defending champion and another local golfer, Khalin Joshi (143 (72-71). In the third spot was Jamshedpur's Karan Taunk 144 ((73-71).<br /><br />Bangalore's reigning All India Amateur champion, Seenappa Chikkarangappa, roared back into form with a two-under 69, the second best card of the day, to get back into contention at 145 (76-69). Chikka was tied for fourth with Delhi golfer Honey Baisoya 145 (71, 74).<br /><br />Overnight leader K Raghav Bhandari slipped to tied sixth with a 78 in second round after his first round 68. A total of 43 out of 78 players made the cut at 14-over.<br /><br />Mane started the day with a birdie on first and added further birdies on seventh, ninth, 10th, 12th, 14th and 18th. His sole bogey of the day came on the 13th.<br /><br />A semi-finalist at the All India Amateur championships at the start of the year, Mane, said, "I have started taking my game seriously only in the last year or so when I met my coach, Vijay Divecha. Now I start my day with yoga and then straightaway head to the Touché Golf Academy to exercise and then practice with Anirban Lahiri (whenever he is in Bangalore) and Abhishek Jha." <br /><br />Chikka roared back into form with 69 that included an eagle on the par-5 seventh.<br />"I realised yesterday that I am not hitting many regulations and that's what I started today after 4th hole. I just need a good start in the next two days and I am surely going to stick to my game," he said.<br /><br />Chikka bogeyed the first and the third, but soon recovered with birdies on fifth and an eagle on seventh to turn in one-under 34. He birdied the 14th and the 17th, but dropped a shot on 15th to again come back in one-under for the back nine and a card of two-under 69.<br /><br />Baisoya, one of the most promising youngsters on the amateur circuit, played steady golf, even though he had no birdies. He suffered a lapse in the middle of the round with bogeys on eighth, tenth and 12th, but parred the rest during his round.</p>
<p>The 20-year-old Mane, runner-up in 2010 Maharashtra Open Amateur, thus took his total to 141 (76-65), which was two shots ahead of defending champion and another local golfer, Khalin Joshi (143 (72-71). In the third spot was Jamshedpur's Karan Taunk 144 ((73-71).<br /><br />Bangalore's reigning All India Amateur champion, Seenappa Chikkarangappa, roared back into form with a two-under 69, the second best card of the day, to get back into contention at 145 (76-69). Chikka was tied for fourth with Delhi golfer Honey Baisoya 145 (71, 74).<br /><br />Overnight leader K Raghav Bhandari slipped to tied sixth with a 78 in second round after his first round 68. A total of 43 out of 78 players made the cut at 14-over.<br /><br />Mane started the day with a birdie on first and added further birdies on seventh, ninth, 10th, 12th, 14th and 18th. His sole bogey of the day came on the 13th.<br /><br />A semi-finalist at the All India Amateur championships at the start of the year, Mane, said, "I have started taking my game seriously only in the last year or so when I met my coach, Vijay Divecha. Now I start my day with yoga and then straightaway head to the Touché Golf Academy to exercise and then practice with Anirban Lahiri (whenever he is in Bangalore) and Abhishek Jha." <br /><br />Chikka roared back into form with 69 that included an eagle on the par-5 seventh.<br />"I realised yesterday that I am not hitting many regulations and that's what I started today after 4th hole. I just need a good start in the next two days and I am surely going to stick to my game," he said.<br /><br />Chikka bogeyed the first and the third, but soon recovered with birdies on fifth and an eagle on seventh to turn in one-under 34. He birdied the 14th and the 17th, but dropped a shot on 15th to again come back in one-under for the back nine and a card of two-under 69.<br /><br />Baisoya, one of the most promising youngsters on the amateur circuit, played steady golf, even though he had no birdies. He suffered a lapse in the middle of the round with bogeys on eighth, tenth and 12th, but parred the rest during his round.</p>