Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri enters in Rocket Mortgage Classic

Indian Olympic-bound golfer Anirban Lahiri makes cuts in Rocket Mortgage Classic. He shot a three-under 69 in the second round. He has recently qualified for his second Olympics and is getting the game together steadily even though he is still leaving a lot of shots on the greens. Lahiri is now four-under 140 and tied-46th after two days.

His playing partner England’s Tom Lewis (-10) and Chilean Joaquin Niemann share the 36-hole lead. Even the co-leader has not made a bogey through 36 holes. The Indian golfer’s highpoint of the day was at the 425-yard par-4 10th, where he reached the green in two and rolled a 37-foot putt for birdie and it seemed to bring a spring in his walk.

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The 2021 PGA Champion Phil Mickelson played the final two holes in 1 under to make the cut on the number in his tournament debut. The tournament had gone through a big blow when Hideki Matsuyama had tested positive to COVID-19 and was forced to withdraw after carded 70 in the first round.

The defending champion Bryson DeChambeau missed the cut for the second time in this season. He shot 72-71. Troy Merritt, Chris Kirk and Max Homa are tied for third at 9-under. As the Indian golfer clears the second round by shooting three-under 69.