Digvijay holds on to seventh spot; Mundy, Gurbaaz on 36th

Manila, Feb 2 (UNI) Digvijay Singh's disappointing three bogeys for a level par 72 card halted his progress at the top of the leaderboard but still managed to hold on to his seventh spot after the second round of the 3,00,000 dollar Philippine Open here today.

Digvijay's three birdies on the third, fourth and the 16th holes helped him stay in the hunt for a top-three finish with a total score of three-under 141.

Uttam Singh Mundy, who was languishing on the 75th spot yesterday made rapid strides, reeling in four birdies against two bogeys for a two-under 70 score to finish tied 36th along with compatriot Gurbaaz Maan.

Gurbaaz, however could not make most of a good first round outing as he slipped from 12th to the 36th spot. Both Mundy and Gurbaaz finished with a score of one-over 145 after the two rounds.

The only other Indian in contention, Arjun Singh was lucky to make the cut, turning in a poor two-over 74 to be tied 65th at the end of a not-so-good day with as many as five Indians failing to make the cut.

China's Liang Wen-chong topped the charts with a seven-under 137 score, followed by Neven Basic of Australia and Philippines' Benjie Magada at second and third spots respectively.

UNI