La Quinta, California, 23-01-2016
Lahiri shoots second round 68 to stay in contention at tied third
India's Anirban Lahiri (64-68) kept himself in contention with a four-under-68 in round two of the CareerBuilder Challenge that placed him tied third at 12-under-132, three shots behind leader Jason Dufner of the United States.
Lahiri, who had a share of the four-way lead after the first round, made an eagle and five birdies against three bogeys in his second round.
"There was a lot happening out there. I got off to a good start and then lost my concentration around the turn. Got it back and then lost it again. So, yeah, it was up and down, I definitely left a few shots out there," said PGA Tour rookie Anirban.
Lahiri, after a stunning 64 in the first round, opened the second round from the tenth and sank an outstanding eagle on the par-5 11th, added a birdie on the 16th but then seemed to lose concentration. He bogeyed the 17th before producing three straight birdies on the fourth, fifth and sixth. Anirban dropped two more bogeys on the seventh and eighth, making a three-putt on the latter.
The two-time European Tour winner drained a 28-footer for birdie on the closing ninth.
On his closing birdie, Lahiri said, "It was relief more than anything. You don't want to make 6 or 7 from the fairway and after walking off with a 3-putt on 8, then it was nice to get that in."
Summing up his round, the Indian star added, "It was an up-and-down day. There were lot of good shots and some bad ones coming in. I missed a bunch of putts today.
“I feel I’m still in a good position for the weekend, so hoping to play better next couple of rounds." Lahiri was also getting over his jet lag and said, "I think I'm a lot better. I felt pretty much like I was back on time last evening. Although I think I started hitting it a little shorter towards the end of my round again. But I think it's getting back to normal now."
Lahiri has now played on La Quinta and Nicklaus Tournament Course and his third round will be at the PGA West's TPC Stadium Course, said to be the toughest of the three.
At the European Tour’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, India’s Shiv Kapur staged a strong comeback on the front nine as he turned in a four-under for nine holes to move from two-over to two-under after the second round was suspended due to fog.
Kapur still has nine more holes to play in the second round. Kapur started from the 10th and birdied the 10th, 13th, 14th and 17th to get to four-under and two-under through 27 holes. He remained bogey-free through the day.
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