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Shrestha takes four-stroke lead

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DHARAN, Dec 29: Nepal No 1 pro Shiva Ram Shrestha carded two-under 68 at the par-70 Nirvana Country Club here on Thursday and took a 4-stroke lead after the completion of second day in the Surya Nepal Eastern Open, the eighth event under the Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2011-12.



The Royal Nepal Golf Club pro Shrestha has a total of even-par 140. Four-strokes adrift at second position were Ramesh Adhikari, Sanjay Lama and Tham Bahadur Rai.[break]



 The joint leader of first round, Lama played four-over 74, while local pro Rai shot even-par 70 and Adhikari carded two-over 72 for the total of four-over 144.



Surya Prasad Sharma, Sabin Sapkota and Deepak Neupane shared the fifth position at 145. Sharma carded two-over 72, while Sapkota, who was the joint leader along with Lama after the first round, played a round of five-over 75 and Deepak Neupane shot even-par 70 on the second day.



In the amateur section, member of Surya Nepal-NGA Junior Golf Program Dinesh Prajapati took a six-stroke lead over Tirtha Paudel and Sukra Raj Rai. Prajapati shot even-par 70 for a total of seven-over 147, while Paudel and Rai played five-over 75 for the total of 153.



Out of the total cash purse of Rs 425,000, the top three pros will receive Rs 80,000, Rs 50,000 and Rs 37,000 respectively.



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