Ponte Vedra (USA): India’s Anirban Lahiri made his first cut at the PLAYERS Championship on his fourth attempt and was placed tied 39th at the midway stage of the flagship event of the PGA Tour here. Lahiri added a one-under 71 to his first round 70, getting to three-under 141 and will play his third round with Patton Kizzire (71-70).
“It was a kind of a weird day. I came in for that final four-footer and there were no accidents. So, that sealed a two-under 70 and I was tied-35th for the round. My play was definitely better in the second round, as I hit the ball better but I didn’t convert the opportunities that I got,” Lahiri said.
“I think I didn’t play that well on the par 5s. I birdied two of the four Par-5s on the first day and I managed only one today. Worse, I gave away a bogey on Par-5 11th, which I had birdied a day earlier.”
Tiger Woods, who put two balls into the water at the 17th for his first-ever quadruple bogey on the hole in 69 rounds, still made the cut at three-under with rounds of 70 and 71 to be tied 39th. There was a European one-two at the top of the leaderboard as Rory McIlroy (67-65) roared into action with an eagle and a bogey on 16th and 17th to join Tommy Fleetwood (65-67).
European star, Ian Poulter, who shot 66 despite a bogey finished at the ninth, his closing hole. Poulter shared the third spot with US Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk (64), who shot his career-best score at the TPC Sawgrass. The third player at tied third was Mexican Abraham Ancer (69-66).
