Indian star Anirban Lahiri birdied three of his last five holes to maintain a tight grip in the weather-disrupted Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters yesterday.
Lahiri, who is No2 on the Asian Tour Order of Merit, holed a 20- feet birdie putt on the last hole for a three-under-par 68 to emerge as the second round leader on 10-under-par 132.
Tour rookie Cameron Smith of Australia trailed closely by two shots following a 66 while another Indian SSP Chowrasia was a further two shots back in third place after shooting a 70 at the Seri Selangor Golf Club.
An in-form Lahiri was even-par through 13 holes but steadied ship to put himself in prime position to claim his fifth Asian Tour win and second title this year.
“I was overthinking today and had 100 things going on in my mind. But on the seventh hole, we were held up a little bit by the group in front and that gave me the opportunity to clear my head,” said the 27-year-old Lahiri.
“I started talking to my caddie about inane things and when we were ready to play again, it cleared my head. So that’s what I will need to do the next time I overthink on the golf course.”