Quicken Loans National: Lahiri makes the cut

Anirban Lahiri is now T-66 and will hope to do better in the final two rounds.

Published : Jun 30, 2018 18:57 IST , Bethesda (USA)

Lahiri, who had a fine three-under 67 on first day, needed pars on his last three holes to survive and make the cut. (File Picture)
Lahiri, who had a fine three-under 67 on first day, needed pars on his last three holes to survive and make the cut. (File Picture)
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Lahiri, who had a fine three-under 67 on first day, needed pars on his last three holes to survive and make the cut. (File Picture)

It was not the kind of birthday Anirban Lahiri was looking forward to as he suffered two double bogeys and three other bogeys en route to a four-over 74 in the second round of the Quicken Loans National here.

Lahiri, who had a fine three-under 67 on first day, needed pars on his last three holes to survive and make the cut.

Lahiri did manage to make the cut on the line at one-over 141 in Tied-66 and will now be looking at a strong final two rounds to make it a meaningful week.

Beau Hossler, who was runner-up last week at the Travelers Championship, fired a four-under 66 to get into a share of the lead with Ryan Armour (65) and Brian Gay (64).

Starting the day at three-under, Lahiri celebrated his 31st birthday with a birdie on 10th, his first hole of the day.

A birdie on 14th augured well, before he bogeyed 15th and 16th. He made amends on Par-3 17th with another birdie and turned in 1-under.

But on the second nine, he messed up a bunker shot and then missed a three-footer as he ended with a double on par-3 third.

On the next, the fourth, he missed a 10-footer for par and on sixth, he put his second shot into water. By the time he holed out, he had a second double in a matter of four holes.

Despite the catastrophic run, he did well to ensure pars on last three and make the cut.

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