Seremban, Malaysia, October 24 - Kwanchai Tannin showed why he is ranked first on the ASEAN PGA Tour this year after taking the halfway lead in the PGM-ASEAN PGA Negeri Sembilan Masters.
He added a four-under-par 68 to his opening 67 at Seremban International Golf Club to lie on nine-under 135.
The 27-year-old leads by a stroke from overnight leader S. Siva Chandhran (70) and Nicholas Pua (68), both from Malaysia, and Thailand’s Rattanon Wannasrichan (65).
Singapore’s Choo Tze Huang (69) is two off the lead.
Both Indonesian players Kurnia Herishandy (70) and Ian Andrew (71) put in good rounds, but poor first rounds for both means Ian misses the cut by just a single stroke while Kurnia just made it through.
The event is the eighth leg on the 2013 ASEAN PGA Tour and the third to be jointly sanctioned with the PGM Tour.
Kwanchai claimed the Singha Pattaya Open in April and leads the Merit list with earnings of US$24,748. He was also fourth the following week in the Luang Prabang Laos Open and third in the Singha Chiangmai Open.
He peppered his round with seven birdies and three bogies.
The young Thai, the nephew of Prayad Marksaeng and once touted as the new Boonchu Ruangkit, also tasted victory in the 2009 Mercedes-Benz Masters Indonesia on the ASEAN PGA Tour.
A back nine of two under meant Siva stayed in the hunt.
Siva claimed the 2010 Negeri Sembilan Masters Invitational here at Seremban International by 12 strokes after leading from start to finish and the 34-year-old from Kuala Lumpur will look to draw on those memories over the next two days.
Singapore’s Mardan Mamat, already a winner this year in the PGM-ASEAN PGA A'Famosa Masters in May, shot 71 and is five behind Kwanchai.
Leading Second Round Scores (Par 72):
135 - Kwanchai Tannin (THA) 67 68
136 - Nicholas Pua (MAS) 68 68, S Siva Chandhran (MAS) 66 70, Rattanon Wannasrichan (THA) 71 65
137 - Choo Tze Huang (SIN) 68 69
138 - Akhmal Tarmizee (MAS) 68 70, Mohd Zurie Harun (MAS) 70 68
139 - Kenneth De Silva (MAS) 71 68, Iylia Jamil (MAS) 67 72
Selected:
148 - Kurnia Herishandy (INA) 78 70
149 - Ian Andrew (INA) 78 71
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