Indian golfers Anirban lahiri and Jeev Milkha Singh exited early, as did many other big names, including multiple Major winners Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy, after the completion of second round in the US Open here.
lahiri (73-78) and Jeev (76-79) had to play 36 holes on a long and tough day on Friday and then waited to see how the scores would go on Saturday, when the second round ended.
At 11-over and 15-over, they were unlikely to make the cut and so it was when the second round ended. The cut fell at six-over and it took with it as victims the likes of multiple Major winners Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, former US Open winner, Justin Rose, Ernie Els and Retief Goosen among others. It marked the second straight time that lahiri, whose best result this season has been tied Second at Hero Indian Open and tied sixth at Dean&Deluca Invitational, had missed the cut at the US Open, the only Major where he has failed to make the final two rounds.
As for Jeev, it was only the second time in five appearances that he had missed the cut in US Open.
Meanwhile, the third round also started on Saturday but could not be completed. Shane lowry had moved into clubhouse lead at five-under and he had four more holes to play. He was two clear of surprise first round leader Andrew landry, who has five to play.
Aditi makes cut
Pilsen (Czech Republic): India's Aditi Ashok made excellent inroads in the third and final round of the Tipsport Golf Masters with a superb three-under 68 that gave her a 54-hole total of three-under 210 here on Sunday.
On Saturday, she carded a second straight even par 71 and successfully made the cut. Aditi, whose best lET performance came as an amateur in the Hero Women's Indian Open in 2012, finished her first two rounds at even par 142 and was lying 42nd at the stage. But she then moved up in the third round and is likely to finish in Top-30.
Chiragh finishes tied 23rd
Samui (Thailand): Chiragh Kumar shot two-under 69 on the final day of the Queen's Cup to finish tied 23rd, the best among the five Indians, who made the cut this week here. Chiragh had rounds of 73, 72, 67 and 69 and he may well have finished even better but for two bogeys in his second nine, after starting from the tenth.