Lahiri makes amends at Texas Open, Shubhankar misses cut
SANANTONIO (TEXAS): India’s Anirban Lahiri played a solid four-under 68 that propelled him from way behind on the leading board to tied 46th, helping him make the cut comfortably at the Valero Texas Open.
Lahiri, who missed a huge number of short putts in windy conditions in the first round, had six birdies against two bogeys as he hauled himself from four-over 76 to even par 144 after 36 holes at the TPC San Antonio — AT&T Oaks Course.
However, Shubhankar Sharma, despite a much-improved card of 73 in the second round ended five-over 149 and missed the cut. It was his third missed cut on the PGA Tour, following such results in Houston Open and the Masters. He was T-9 at the WGC-Mexico.
GANGJEE TIED SECOND
OSAKA: Indian golfer Rahil Gangjee shot three-under 69 to lie tied second after the third round of the Panasonic Open Golf Championship here on Saturday.
Gangjee, who is trying to win his second Asian Tour win, 14 years after his first in 2004 in China, was one behind Korea’s Hyungsung Kim, who birdied the 18th and final hole to go to the top of the leaderboard.
HOCKEY CAMP
NEWDELHI: Hockey India on Saturday named 61 players for the senior women national coaching camp that commences on Sunday at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru. The 61-member group, which features all the 18 players of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games squad, was picked on the basis their recent performances in tournaments that include the Hockey India National Championship. This group will be further pruned down to 48 players on May 2.