Anirban Lahiri makes weekend cut while Shubhankar Sharma bids adieu to Memorial Tournament golf
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Anirban Lahiri overcame bad putting with a three-under 69 enabling him to make the weekend cut at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, USA. However, Shubhankar Sharma had to exit the tournament with an even-par second round following a 76 in the first despite two birdies shot at an earlier stage.
Ace Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri moved past bad putting spell and compiled a three-under 69, which enabled him to comfortably make it to the weekend cut at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin. Lahiri had shot 71 in the first round sitting tied 35th with four-under 140 through 36 holes. This was despite him missing four putts inside 12 feet including one from five feet.
Lahiri had a failed opener with a first bogey but followed up with birdies on second, seventh and eighth without any further dropped shots while turning in two-under. He found two more birdies on 12th and 15th but dropped a shot on 13th. The highlight shot was his birdy putt on 12th which went up to 19 feet. However, Lahiri had a few frustrating shots too as he continued to miss putts between 10-12 feet on 17th and 18th and even missed another within 5 feet.
Sharma was tied 20th at the Colonial a week earlier. He had two birdies, one on 18th along with two other bogeys. However, he exited with an even-par second round following a 76 in the first round. Chilean teenager Joaquin Niemann (68) shared the lead with Kyle Stanley(66). Niemann and Stanley, who were 11-under 133 while An Byeong-Hun (68-67) was sold third at nine-under with five players including Hideki Matsuyama (65-71) and Jason Day (68-68) tied fourth at eighth-under.
Tiger Woods (72-67) was six shots behind the leader. He played an excellent game before the weather delay kicked in. He holed out with a sand wedge from 97 yards for eagle on the par-5 11th hole followed by a tee shot on the par-3 12th which brushed past the flag and settled at 6-feet behind the hole.Â
After the weather stoppage, he missed four putts under seven feet in last six holes. Woods came from four behind by the final day with two of five victories at the Muirfield village. Woods turned in 33 but missed birdie chances of 6 feet, 4 feet and 7 feet after resuming his game. To his frustration, he missed another 3 feet for par on the 17th.
Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose had a 66 each which placed them both at seven-under 137, while Dustin Johnson stood at 138. Johnson and Rose have equal chances to make it to the No.1 spot in the world. In Justin Thompson's debut at No. 1 position, he had shot 69 and was at three-under.
Rory McIlroy made bogeys on both par 5s on the front and settled for a 70 and missed the cut. However, this was better than Jordan Smith, who finished bogey-bogey for a 72 thus missing the cut by 3 shots.
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