Yannik Paul closed with a 69 to increase his lead to five shots at 10-under heading into the weekend of the Hero Indian Open.
Germany's @YannikPaul builds handy lead by making good his strong start with 3 birdies in first 6 holes to card 69 in Rd 2 and get to 10-under for 36 holes at the Hero Indian Open. Paul was 2nd last week in DP World Tour’s Thailand Classic.#HeroIndiaOpen #HIO2023 #Golf pic.twitter.com/1cUMkzMnEi
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"I played well. I probably played almost better today than yesterday.
"I felt the pins were in tougher spots today so you had a lot of downhill putts where you think you have a good look but it's actually two or three cups' break.
"I think the key part is just staying patient. You have quite a few wedges but the pins are so tucked and the course in general is so firm, so you feel like you've got to make some birdies but par is fine too. You just have to stay patient and just focus on myself and see where I end up.
"I like India, it's my first time in India. Every tournament I'm going to, I'm trying to win, so I'll just see what the weekend brings and take it from there."
Fellow German Marcel Siem carded a 70 for a share of second place alongside Finland's Mikko Korhonen (72), Iceland's Gudmundur Kristjansson (71) and Indian Angad Cheema (71).
DLF Golf & Country Club is one of the hardest courses on Tour.
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