Thai players take control of Singapore International

The 26-year-old fired a six-under-par 66 for a two-shot lead, on five-under, over Ratchanon Chantananuwat, Thailand’s 14-year-old amateur golf sensation, and India’s Khalin Joshi.

Ratchanon, nicknamed “TK”, also returned a 66 while first-round leader Joshi carded a 74.

The US$1million tournament is the second from last event on the Asian Tour’s 2020-21 season.

On another difficult day in strong winds on an exacting Tampines Course, Rattanon took some of the attention away from headline grabbing Ratchanon with his brilliant finish.

“The 18th was playing downwind. My second shot was with a three wood, it was a low cut. I was just hoping for a good shot, and it finished 10 feet away. It was a little but lucky,” said Rattanon, whose sole Asian Tour victory came in the 2018 Thailand Open.