Chiba, April 3 -- India's Karandeep Kochhar fired a flawless 6-under 65 in the second round today to propel himself to Tied-2 position at the halfway stage at 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.
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 on the one under par, right at the cutline.
Kim added a 67 tod...