Jeev leads at half-way mark

Singh had birdies in the 10th, 12th and 13th. After negotiating the tough 16, 17, and 18 in one under, he reached the turn at 32 before picking up two more birdies on the first and fifth. Although Singh missed a four-foot birdie on the eight, he drained a six-foot putt for par to stay one ahead of the clubhouse leader Williams.

Gaurav Ghei and Amandeep Johl are the other Indians who made the cut which was applied at 148. Ghei was joint fourth with a four under 68 second day card while Johl squeezed in with a two over74. Indians who failed to make the cut include Jyoti Randhawa, Amritinder Singh and Kanwar Sekhon.

Scores after two rounds:

135 Jeev Milkha Singh 69, 66; 136 Chris Williams SA 70, 66; 140 Vivek Bhandari 73, 67; Peter Teravainen USA 71, 69; Masashige Shinoda Jpn 71, 69; Carlos Espinosa Mex 68, 72; 141 Gaurav Ghei 73, 68; Andy Wada Jpn 73, 68; Takeshi Ohyama Jpn 72, 69; Gerry Norquist USA 71, 70; Richard Kaplan RSA 71, 70; Craig Kamps RSA 70, 71; Ted Purdy USA 68, 73.