Puchong [SELANGOR]: Sukree Othman scrambled with a one-under 70 to stay ahead of the chasing pack after the second round of the Professional Golf of Malaysia (PGM) Kinrara Championship on Thursday.

Sukree moved to seven-under 135 at Kinrara Golf Club to enjoy a one-stroke cushion over Kenneth De Silva, who himself shot a second round 70 at the RM180,000 tournament.

In third place was Shaaban Hussin, whose three-under 68 tied the best round of the day. He was on five-under 137, one stroke clear of Nicholas Pua (68) and Kemarol Baharin (69), who were joint fourth on 138.

A total of 48 professionals and 5 amateurs made the halfway cut, which came at seven-over 149.

Leading Secound Round Scores
135 – Sukree Othman 65-70
136 – Kenneth De Silva 66-70
137 –  Shaaban Hussin 69-68
138 – Nicholas Pua 70-68, Kemarol Baharin 69-69
139 – Azhar Tahir 71-68, Hans Jamil 70-69, Nicholas Fung 69-70, Abel Tam 66-73
140 – Muhammad Wafiyuddin 70-70, Kalana Ibrahim 68-72, R.Nachimuthu 68-72
141 – Akhmal Tarmizee 71-70, Irfan Yusoff 70-71, Iylia Jamil 70-71, Lim Eng Seng 69-72, Rashid Ismail 69-72, Low Khai Jei (A) 69-72