Kapur slides to tied 40th spot

Shiv Kapur carded a second successive 73 to be way down at tied 40th after the halfway stage of the Rolex Trophy on the European Challenge Tour here.

In the 42-man field, Kapur struck three birdies and four bogeys on the front side of the course, which was his second nine. Jose-Filipe Lima continued his impressive form with a lowest-of-the-day round of 65 to take a share of the lead at the midway stage.

The Portuguese is currently second in the Challenge Tour Rankings after a consistent campaign which has yielded six top 10s, including two runner-up finishes at the Norwegian Challenge and the Mugello Tuscany Open.

Chowrasia opens with 71

SSP Chowrasia opened with a one-under 71, while Jeev Milkha Singh carded a one-over 73 in the first round of the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles in Edinburgh.
Chowrasia, winner of two European Tour titles, had three birdies and two bogeys. Jeev’s 72 included four birdies and an equal number of bogeys.

Austrian Bernd Wiesberger and Argentine Ricardo Gonzalez are in lead with a 65 apiece.