Chiba, April 3 -- India's Karandeep Kochhar fired a flawless 6-under 65 in the second round on Friday to propel himself to the Tied-2 position at the halfway stage at the International Series Japan, here at the Caledonian Golf Club.

Kochhar's second successive bogey-free round, punctuated with six birdies, meant that he jumped 7 places from his overnight Tied-9th at the US$ 2 million event, and just one shot behind leader Hongtaek Kim of Korea, according to a press release.

Meanwhile, Indian legend Jeev Milkha Singh, a two-time Asian Tour Order of Merit winner, showed his class today by making his first cut on the Asian Tour since 2024. The 54-year-old, who now plays mainly on the Senior Tours, returned a 69 to finish one under par, rig...