Hua Hin, Thailand, Feb 14: Two of three Indians playing in the First Qualifying Stage Section B made the cut after the second round at Hua Hin.
Ankur Chadha (72-70) in T-25thand Pranav Kaul (72-75) in T-64thmade it past the second round cut, while Arjun Prasad (80-74) missed it.
Meanwhile, from First Qualifying Stage Section A, amateur Harshjeet Singh Sethie made the cut with rounds of 72-75 and he was T-56th. Tapy Ghai, who also played at the Lake View Resort and Golf Club, was disqualified.
A total of 248 players started out in the First Qualifying Stage Sections A and B which is to be played over four rounds this week.
As many as 15 out of 53 players have already progressed to the Final Stage from the another First Qualifying Stage held earlier at the Lake View Resort and Golf Club last month.
After 36 holes, the field at the respective two courses are cut to the leading 80 and ties (including amateurs) who will play a further two rounds.
Successful players from the First Qualifying Stage A & B will then join 164 other players, who have already been exempted to the all-important Final Stage, which will be contested over five rounds next week.
Players who compete in the 2020 Qualifying School will also be eligible to play on the Asian Development Tour, which offers Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points.
Cho Minn Thant, Commissioner and CEO of the Asian Tour said: “The Asian Tour Qualifying School has long been the springboard to success for many of the region’s promising players with the likes of Thailand’s Sadom Kaewkanjana, Korea’s Yikeun Chang and India’s Viraj Madappa earning their Tour cards and going to clinch their breakthroughs on the Asian Tour.
“Making the grade from Qualifying School maybe tough but once it has been achieved, the opportunities for both professionals and amateurs on the Asian Tour are going to be very rewarding.”
With the first half of the 2020 schedule already been released, graduates from Qualifying School will have the opportunity to tee up in tournaments to be held in Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Korea and Japan.
