Jeev sparkles; Atwal erratic

At the top, American duo of Erik Campton and Matt Every were tied for the lead after carding identical seven-under 63.

In the 3 Irish Open at Killarney, a double-bogey on the sixth was the lone blot in Shiv Kapur’s three-under 68 which earned him a share of the 25th spot but SSP Chowrasia seemed in danger of missing the cut after carding a 74 in the opening round.

The first hole-in-one of his career was the highlight of Gaganjeet Bhullar’s three-under 68 as he rose to the tied 15th spot along with compatriot Anirban Lahiri (67) after the second round of the Asian Tour’s Brunei Open golf tournament here on Friday. Bhullar and Lahiri have totals of five-under 137s.