Beijing: Digvijay Singh and Rahil Gangjee stuttered to, +over-par cards on a windswept day, which saw only eight golfers return sub-par scores, and were tied for the 46th spot after the penultimate round of the Pine Valley Beijing Open here today.

While Digvijay carded a two-over 74, Gangjee was four-over and the duo had totals of two-over 218.

A bogey-brace on the first two holes was not the kind of start Digvijay would have wanted and his woes were further compounded when he dropped another stroke on the ninth.

A birdie, sandwiched in between, was hardly of any help as he made the turn two-over.

Digvijay's backward stretch started well with a birdie on the 10th but it was back to square one when he stumbled to a bogey on the 12th to complete an ordinary day in the greens.

Gangjee was even worse as he dropped seven bogeys,  five of them in the back nine, against a couple of birdies during his wretched round.

At the top, Japanese star Hiroyuki Fujita broke away from the chasing pack after firing an even-par 72 that took his total to 12-under 204,establishing a six-stroke lead.

Thai young gun Chinnarat Phadungsil eagled the par-five 13th hole on the way to a 76 in a tie for the second spot together with Japanese Shinichi Yokota who shot a 69.

India's best bet in the tournament and defending champion Gaurav Ghei stunningly missed the cut by a stroke yesterday.
Source : PTI