Indian golfer Arjun Atwal remained on target for the large prize on the PURE Insurance Championship golf match, as he added a second straight 4-under 68 at Spyglass Hill to get to 8-under and lie third.

He shot 68 at Pebble Beach Links a day earlier and could be very a lot in rivalry for the title going into the ultimate spherical. Ahead of Atwal had been Justin Leonard (69-65) at 10-under and Thongchai Jaidee (70-65) at 9-under.

Atwal, who turned 50 this 12 months, is the one Indian to have gained on Korn Ferry and PGA TOUR and a win this week would make it a singular treble on all three Tours within the United States.

Atwal, who got here in the primary match as a Tuesday qualifier, had curiously gained his PGA TOUR title in 2010 additionally, after stepping into the occasion as a qualifier.

“That will be so cool,” stated Atwal, who plans to play just a few extra occasions to wrap up his enjoying rights for 2024.

He is prone to miss the Q-School as he shall be attending the rituals on the primary demise anniversary of his mom.

“That is very important to me,” stated Atwal.

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Leonard put himself able for a primary PGA TOUR Champions win as he added a 7-under 65 at Spyglass Hill and reached 10-under for 2 rounds.

Thailand’s Jaidee, a former colleague of Atwal on the Asian Tour, added 65 to his first spherical 70 to get to second place at 9-under.

Atwal was tied for third with Paul Stankowski (71-65).

The 36-hole minimize noticed 54 gamers at 2-over 146 make the grade and so they superior to the ultimate spherical.

Atwal started the day with 4 pars after which went birdie-birdie-eagle to get to 4-under for the primary seven holes.

He added birdies on the eleventh and the 14th as he jostled for the lead. However, bogeys on the sixteenth and 18th pulled him down to 3rd place.

Atwal is seeking to develop into the primary open qualifier to win on the PGA TOUR Champions since Dicky Pride.

Leonard birdied 4 of his first and final eight holes to submit a 7-under 65.

Stankowski tied the PGA TOUR Champions all-time document for most-consecutive birdies with eighth. Starting on the tenth, he birdied eight occasions from the thirteenth to the second in his 65 at Pebble Beach.