Local pro Katsumune Imai assumed the sole lead with an error-free round of seven-under 65.
The Indian golfer is now four-under 138 for the tournament, and is lying 44th at the US PGA Tour John Deere Classic.
Jeev Milkha Singh, the other Indian in the fray at the VISA Taiheiyo Masters in Japan, was tied 66th.
He also became the first player on the Asian PGA Tour to cross the million-dollar mark in career earnings.
The Indian golfing ace, who carded a superb 66 on the opening day, has a two-day total of six-under-par 138 in the Hero honda Masters.\n\n
The ace Indian golfer produced a magical display in difficult conditions to take the lead on the opening day of the Hero Honda Masters.
The Fijian leapfrogged South African Ernie Els, who had held second place since January.
Tiger Woods equalled Byron Nelson's 54-year-old PGA Tour record of 113 consecutive cuts but it is Vijay Singh who leads the Funai Classic.
The Indian golfing ace cracked a seven-under 65 to climb to move to fifth place at the mid-way stage of the tournament.
The world number one will match Byron Nelson's achievement of making 113 straight cuts on tour if he qualifies for the third round in the Funai Classic. \n\n\n\n
The Indian golfing ace is poised to return his best finish of the season on the Japanese PGA Tour.
Masahiro Kuramoto of Japan shot a record breaking 12-under 59 in the opening round of the ¥120 million Acom International event.
The Indian golfer carded 73 in the last round to register his second best finish of the season at the $5.5 million Zurich Classic at New Orleans.
World No 3 Henrik Stenson blasted a final round 64 to clinch the DP World Tour Championship on Sunday, also topping Europe's money list for 2013 after his six-stroke victory in the desert finale.
Tiger Woods held off a gutsy last-day challenge by fellow American Chris DiMarco to win the 69th US Masters in a playoff.
Brian Lara said he took to golf to release from the pressures of playing a team sport (cricket).
Jeev was tied for 24th place at one-under 212 after the penultimate round in the Shishido Hills Cup.\n\n
The Indian golfing ace fired a one-under 71 in the second round of the Sega Sammy Cup on the\nJapan PGA tour.
The Indian ace was two shots behind Korea's Chung Joon in the Maekyung Open.
Top seed Arjun Atwal suffered a heat stroke and gave Vijay Kumar a walkover in his semi-final.
The No. 1 player on the Hero Honda Indian Golf Tour shot a four-under 68 on the opening day of the London Myanmar Open.
The South African holed a 55-foot birdie putt on the second sudden-death playoff hole to defeat Australian Aaron Baddeley and win the $4.5 million Hawaii Open.
He is one of a group of young players who have helped to make golf the fastest-growing sport in urban India.
The MLS and NBA were paying particularly close attention to Friday's events as many of the positive tests occurred in Florida where both leagues have announced plans to restart their seasons at Orlando's Walt Disney World.
Tiger Woods will probably miss the halfway cut at the US Open despite recording birdies on the final two holes of his two-over-par 72 second round at Shinnecock Hills on Friday.
The Fijian shot a four-under-par 68 in the weather-delayed final round to finish on 11-under 277.
The Indian ace was 41st in the US $5.5 million Deutsche Bank Championship on the US PGA Tour.
The Indian golfer played a one-under 69 on day 1 of the US Ban Championship of Milwaukee, which was interrupted by thunderstorms.
Korea's Chung Joon held off the Indian ace to secure a one-shot triumph at the Maekyung Open.
As Tiger Woods eyes the twilight of a remarkable career, he has his sights on records posted by Jack Nicklaus and Sam Snead and a growing pleasure that his children are starting to understand what he does on the course.
India's latest golfing sensation Shubhankar Sharma, a special invitee to the Masters, is already attracting a lot of attention and he is loving it.
Tiger Woods should have been trying to keep his Masters green jacket out of the clutches of the world's top golfers over the next four days, instead he will battle his 11-year-old son Charlie for it over putting competitions. The Masters, which Woods won in magical fashion for a fifth time a year ago to claim his first major since 2008, has been postponed until November because of the coronavirus pandemic which has shut down world sport on an unprecedented scale.
Coronavirus crisis caused mass cancellations and postponements in the last three days, March was to be a busy sports month. But as things stand now, there is no live action there for the fans once the All England Championships of badminton wind up in Birmingham.
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