PUBLISHED : 7 Oct 2023 at 04:00
Singapore: David Puig took a stranglehold of the US$2 million International Series Singapore yesterday after carding a second-round six-under-par 66 to take the lead on 14-under 130.
The 21-year-old Spaniard had a commanding six-stroke lead over South Korean Eom Jae-Woong, who returned a 67 in the seventh International Series event of the season.
Australian Jack Thompson, this year’s Asian Tour qualifying school winner, shot a 68 and was a further shot behind, while Hong Kong’s Taichi Kho (67) and Austrian Bernd Wiesberger (69s) were in a group of nine players tied for fourth, another stroke back.
Puig has been knocking on the door of a first Asian Tour victory since turning professional just over a…