Crans Montana, Switzerland, 05-09-2014
Lahiri, Randhawa, Gangjee make the cut in Switzerland
Three Indian golfers Anirban Lahiri (70-67), Jyoti Randhawa (72-65) and Rahil Gangjee (72-67) made it to the weekend rounds of the €2.3 million European Masters on Friday. While Lahiri and Randhawa were in tied 38th place at three-under-137, Gangjee was a further two shots behind in tied 64th place. Scotsman Richie Ramsay was the leader at 12-under-128.
Jyoti Randhawa shot a bogey-free 65 to move up 73 places from overnight tied 111th.
Anirban Lahiri also made up for his disappointing start by returning with a second round three-under-67 to move up 35 places.
“It’s a much improved performance from me today. I made a few more six footers for par today which I didn’t manage to do at all yesterday. I’m playing well but it’s a little patchy.
Yesterday, I played really well the first 10 holes but lost my focus in the middle. It’s back to playing tournament golf now with lots of tournaments coming up. So it’s just getting back into the rhythm,” said Lahiri.
Lahiri’s only blemish came at the par-five nine where he three-putted for bogey. The 27-year-old would however make up for that with birdies on holes three, five, six and 15 to sign for a two-day total of three-under-par 137 at the Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club.
“I’m happy with how I’m playing and the scores will get better as I keep playing. It’s nice to be playing in the weekend.
But I’m playing well enough to do well and not just play during the weekend. I’m definitely feeling confident about how I’m hitting the ball and so we’ll see how it goes,” said Lahiri.
With a solid finish at the Omega European Masters in mind, the Order of Merit leader is now hoping the unpredictable weather patterns will be in his favour as he tees up during the weekend.
“We’ve been really lucky this year. Even though it rained, the temperatures are still above 10 degrees. I remember playing in similar conditions in the rain where the temperatures were about four to five degrees and it becomes very difficult when it’s that cold. Hopefully it holds up through the weekend,” said Lahiri.
Rahil Gangjee made the halfway cut by one shot after a 67 that featured four birdies and a bogey.
The Indians who missed the halfway cut of one-under-139 were, Shiv Kapur (141), Gaganjeet Bhullar (144), Digvijay Singh (144), Jeev Milkha Singh (145) and SSP Chowrasia (147). Rashid Khan who fired a 72 in round one, withdrew from the tournament in round two.
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