Lahiri slips but makes cut

Scottsdale, February 6

Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri endured a rather trying day amid breezy conditions to card a three-over 74 in the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open here. Though the round itself was incomplete, Lahiri who was tied-fourth after the first round, finished his second round at 74, which now puts him at two-under for the week. That will still get him into weekend action, as he is placed tied-37th and the cut is likely to fall at even par.

The wind apart, the firm greens tested the golfers at the TPC Scottsdale’s Stadium Course, which is a mere 10 minutes from the residence of the tournament leader, Korean-American golfer James Hahn.

Hahn, the winner here in 2014, is much loved by the boisterous crowd and he took the lead with a six-under 65 to move to 10-under 132, while Rickie Fowler (65-68) was one behind, along with South Korean-Kiwi Danny Lee (67-66). Hideki Matsuyama (65-70) and Shane Lowry (65-70), two of the co-leaders after first round, dropped to tied-fourth at seven-under.

It was not the best of days for Lahiri, who missed almost 50 per cent of the fairways. On the par-5 third and par-4 sixth, he went into the fairway bunkers and in both cases ended with a bogey. — PTI