Atwal tied fourth at Quicken Loans golf

Golfer Arjun Atwal shot five-under 135 after rounds of 68 and 67, to be tied 4th at the Quicken Loans National golf tournament here.

Tiger Woods may not be playing in his own tournament but his best friend Atwal, who has a sponsor’s spot, is placed well at the half way stage of the event.

A winner on the PGA Tour in 2010, Atwal has played only two events and missed cuts in both.

The top four players in the Quicken Loans field, who aren’t already exempt, will qualify for the British Open provided they finish inside the top-12.

The leader at the tricky TPC Potomac is David Lingmerth after two near-flawless rounds of 65 each and is now 10-under.

Atwal, who has been putting the sponsor’s spot to good use, said, “I’ve been talking to him (Tiger Woods) almost every day, and obviously he’s one of my better best friends and wants me to play well. I won’t let him down.”

Atwal’s two starts this season were Sanderson Farms Championship and FedEx St. Jude Classic. He made the latter through a qualifier. He missed cuts in both. Friday’s round marked his best score on PGA Tour since a 67 in the first round of the 2015 Wyndham Championship.

The Football Players Association of India (FPAI) and the Mizoram Football Association (MFA) on Saturday organised a charity match at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Aizawl, with both sides contributing ~1 lakh each towards the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.

The match was organised in response to devastating flash floods, which caused considerable loss of lives and property, in many places across the state. The game ended in a 2-2 draw.