Lahiri tied 39th at Players Championship
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India’s Anirban Lahiri made his first cut at the Players Championship on his fourth attempt and was tied 39th at the midway stage of the PGA Tour event here. Lahiri added a one-under 71 to his first round 70, getting to three-under 141. He will play his third round with Patton Kizzire (71-70).
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 onetwo 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).
BHULLAR 4TH IN KENYA
NAIROBI: Gaganjeet Bhullar was the best-placed Indian at fourth, adding a one-under 70 to get to seven-under 135, in the Kenya Open here. Bhullar trailed the leader, South African Louis de Jager, who opened up a commanding four-shot lead at the halfway stage. De Jaeger carded a second round of 66. Other Indians making the cut were S Chikkarangappa (70-69) in tied 15th and Khalin Joshi (72-69) in tied 3 3 r d wh i l e Shubhankar Sharma’s lean patch continued with a missed cut after rounds of 74 and 71.
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DIKSHA SECOND
CAPE TOWN: Diksha Dagar made amends for her poor Round 1 with a six-under 66 to move into second after 36 holes at the South African Women’s Open. Dagar carded 76 in the first round in difficult conditions but her six-under took her to two-under.