The promising talent totaled eight-under-par 134 for a one-shot lead over Thailand’s Pavit Tangkamolprasert, who returned with the day’s lowest score of 66, at the US$60,000 Asian Development Tour (ADT) event, which is the season finale for the 2013 ADT schedule.
Australian Jack Munro and Japanese Mitushiko Hashizume posted identical 70s to share third place while Chinese Taipei’s Chan Shih-chang battled to a 68 for fourth at the Jababeka Golf and Country Club.
England’s Grant Jackson, who is fighting to get into top four on the ADT Order of Merit to earn his 2014 Asian Tour card, signed for a 72 to tie for sixth alongside Indonesia’s highest ranked golfer, Rory Hie on 141.
Two more Indonesians are currently in the top ten with Maan Nassim 8th at even par while amateur Jordan Irawan moves up to a tie for 9th at 1-over.
James Bowen of the United States, Malaysia’s Iain Steel and Canadian Lindsay Renolds, who are fighting to earn an Asian Tour card by finishing as the top-four players on the 2013 ADT Order of Merit, were placed in tied-ninth, tied-34th and tied-42nd respectively.
The 27-year-old Gandranata was delighted to stay on track for his first ADT victory after shooting three birdies.
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“I didn’t hit it as well as I did yesterday but I had a good start. I am pretty pleased with my game today. The course is not playing easy. A mistake out there can change anything. I’ve got a plan on how to attack this golf course. I’ll stick to it for the next two rounds and we will see how it goes,” said Gandranata, who has been playing on the ADT regularly since turning professional in 2012.
Meanwhile Pavit charged into contention after chipping in for eagle from 84 yards on the 16th hole to stay one shot back from the leader.
“I felt like I was on fire after that eagle and I moved on to make a birdie on the 17th,” said smiled the 24-year-old Thai, who claimed three top-five finishes on the ADT in 2013.
“The weather is hot and the greens are tough out there. I had to work on my mental game. My season was not bad last year. The three top-five finishes gave me a lot of confidence in my game,” added Pavit.
Renolds, ranked fourth on the Order of Merit, hopes to overcome a nerve-wracking week as Jackson could very well overtake him on the Merit list should the Englishman win this week.
“To be honest, I’m playing terrible. I really need to get my form going right now. We still have two days to go so hopefully I can turn things around. I would be lying to you if I say I’m not thinking about keeping my Asian Tour card for 2014. Grant (Jackson) is playing very well. Hopefully I can put something together,” said the Phuket-based Renolds, who has eight top-10 finishes on the ADT in 2013.
The halfway cut was set at 12-over-par 154 with 58 players advancing to the final two rounds.
With current number one Nicholas Fung of Malaysia having already secured his Asian Tour card through the Asian Tour’s Order of Merit, the next best three players on the ADT rankings will be ‘promoted’ after this week’s final tournament.
The winner of the Linc Group Jakarta Invitational will take home a prize purse of US$10,500 and receive six Official World Golf Ranking points. The top six players and ties will also earn points based on a sliding scale.
The ADT was launched in 2010 with five tournaments before growing to eight in 2011 and 13 in 2012. This week’s final event will be the 16th leg of the season.
Leading second round scores:
134 - George GANDRANATA (INA) 66 68
135 - Pavit TANGKAMOLPRASERT (THA) 69 66
138 - Mitsuhiko HASHIZUME (JPN) 68 70, Jack MUNRO (AUS) 68 70
139 - CHAN Shih-chang (TPE) 71 68
141 - Grant JACKSON (ENG) 69 72, Rory HIE (INA) 70 71
142 - Maan NASIM (INA) 71 71
143 - Jordan IRAWAN (A) (INA) 72 71, Jake STIRLING (AUS) 72 71, James BOWEN (USA) 75 68
Selected:
144 - Denny A. WIJAYA (INA) 73 71, William SJAICHUDIN (INA) 75 69
145 - Ian ANDREW (INA) 72 73, Ilyasyak (INA) 70 75
146 - Benny KASIADI (INA) 75 71, Junaidi IBRAHIM (INA) 72 74
147 - Jamel ONDO (INA) 76 71, Ade SEBUL (INA) 73 74, Hardjito (INA) 74 73
148 - Nicholas SMITS (A) (NED), Bramantio ADI (INA) 73 75, Danny MASRIN (A) (USA) 74 74
149 - S SANUSI (INA) 77 72, Ramadhan ALWIE (INA) 75 74
150 - Andik MAULUDIN (INA) 70 80
152 - Kurnia Herisiandy SANTOSO (INA) 76 76, Rinaldi ADIYANDONO (INA) 78 74, Asep CAPRIE (INA) 78 74, SIM Min Sub (A) (INA) 72 80
153 - Asep SAEFULLOH (INA) 77 76, Sarmilih (INA) 77 76
154 - Kevin C. AKBAR (A) (INA) 77 77, Joeh SEIK (A) (INA) 75 79
CUT
155 - Akmin (A) (INA) 76 79
160 - Hendri SUCIPTO (INA) 83 77, Rudianto R (INA) 78 82, Ade PURWAJI (INA) 78 82
161 - Denni HERMAWAN (INA) 82 79
162 - CHOI Won-jun (A) (INA) 82 80
164 - Dede IDRIS (INA) 81 83, Warno (INA) 82 82, Andi Atmo (INA) 82 82, Randy Mawuntu (INA) 83 81
165 - Zulharmen TABUSALLA (INA) 80 85
167 - Dana (A) (INA) 87 80, Sujarwo S (INA) 81 86
169 - Pudio (INA) 83 86
170 - Wisnu INDRAJAYA (INA) 84 86
173 - Sahabudin (INA) 86 87
90 - Joko (INA) 90 WDN
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