Nuh (Haryana) Mar 20 (PTI) India’s Rashid Khan and South Africa’s MJ Daffue played solid golf to share a two-stroke lead after the second day of the DP World PGTI Open here on Friday.
Rashid, who still has three holes of his second round to play, pulled level with Daffue at 13-under par, who had earlier carded a course record 11-under 61 at Classic Golf and Country Club.
Daffue, who is chasing a second victory on the 2026 Road to Mallorca after his win at the NTT Data Pro-Am last month, started on the 10th and made gains on four of his first six holes before adding four consecutive birdies around the turn.
The 37-year-old would pick up three more shots coming in and was delighted with his bogey-free effort to once again set the pace at the top of the leaderboard.
“Overall, it was a very easy 61. I hit it great, putted well and didn’t miss any,” said the South African.
Khan, who also started on the 10th, found his feet early in his round with three birdies and an eagle in his first seven holes to move to 11 under par.
The 35-year-old then added two more birdies to his scorecard to pull level with Daffue before play was suspended due to darkness.
“I started really well,” said Khan. “I made a birdie on my second hole, the par three eleventh, and that’s not an easy hole to score two on, so I was pleased.” Sweden’s Adam Wallin and Spaniard Albert Boneta share third place on 11-under par and will return alongside Khan to complete their second rounds at 7:30am on Saturday. PTI UNG ATK
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