Shubhankar Sharma misses cut for second straight week, leader Sullivan sparks on back nine

Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma carded a one-under par 70 in second round of English Championship but that was t eugh to keep him alive in low-scoring event. 

Sharma aggregated one-under 141 over two rounds, missing cut for second time in as many weeks in UK Swing, which is taking place amid COVID-19 pandemic.

year, even before coronavirus outbreak, h t been great for 24-year-old.

He has me just one cut on European Tour in 2020 and that came in first start at Abu Dhabi Championship where he finished T-59. 

Since n, this is his sixth missed cut in a row and he me cut only once on a domestic Indian Tour event, Tata Steel PGTI Players Championship in February when he finished T-29.

Sharma started with a birdie for second day in a row but suffered a double bogey on Par-5 sixth, which he bogeyed on first day.

A birdie on ninth was followed by an eagle on Par-5 12th before he bogeyed on Par-3 16th. closing birdie on 18th was a small consolation as he is going to miss weekend rounds. 

Andy Sullivan, who was T-4 at British Masters, recorded lowest nine of his European Tour career as he opened up a one shot le heing into weekend at Hanbury Mar Marriott Hotel and Country Club.

Sullivan (62) turned in 34 with birdies on first, sixth and ninth and a single dropped shot on eighth but really came to life on back nine with a 28 with seven birdies in nine holes.

only ones he missed out were on 11th and 17th and is w 14-under and one shot clear of countryman Laurie Canter (65) and South Africa's Dean Burmester (63), who also h a 28 on back nine.

cut fell at three-under and among those missing it were last week's winner Sam Horsfield and Gavin Green.

Sullivan, a three-time winner on European Tour in 2015, has been in some good form and w has nine rounds in 60s out of ten since Tour re-start.

As many as nine players were three shots off le and it included Andrew Johnston (65), Nicolas Colsaerts (66), Jamie Donaldson (64), Min Woo Lee (67) and. Brandon Stone (66).