Anirban, SSP Continue to Flounder; Tied 51st & 30th After Round 2

There’s no ‘halfway cut’ at the Olympics.

Anirban Lahiri, of India, holds his ball after finishing the 18th hole during the second round of the men’s golf event at the 2016 Summer Olympics (Photo: AP)

An erratic SSP Chawrasia brought home a second successive even-par 71 to lie tied 30th while Anirban Lahiri carded a disappointing two-over 73 to be placed tied 51st after the second round of the golf event at the Rio Olympics.

Chawrasia dropped three bogeys, a double bogey against five birdies on the second day to aggregate 142, while Lahiri totalled 147 at the half-way stage after dropping five bogeys and three birdies.

At the top, Australia’s Marcus Fraser brought home a sedate two-under 69 to continue to be the leader at the half-way stage with a total of 10-under 132. One stroke adrift was Belgium’s Thomas Pieters (66) followed by Swede Henrik Stenson (68) with a total of 133 and 134 respectively.

Shiv Chawrasia of India drives on the third tee during the second round of the men’s golf event. (Photo: AP)

Birdies and bogeys flew in equal measure from Chawrasia’s club as he dropped a bogey and a double bogey in the second and third holes respectively before firing a couple of birdies in the fourth and fifth to make amends.

The Kolkata golfer then produced a birdie-birdie finish to make the turn at one-under.

On resumption, Chawrasia stumbled again at the 10th and 11th holes to go one over before managing a birdie at the 17th to finish even-par.

Anirban Lahiri, of India, carries his putter after finishing the 18th hole during the second round of the men’s golf event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. (Photo: AP)

Lahiri, on the other hand, had a forgettable second round as his day went from bad to worse. The Asian tour No. 1 dropped four birdies and a long birdie in the front nine to make the turn at three-over.

He again dropped a bogey at the 14th hole before a couple of birdies on the 16th and 18th holes helped him to end the day on a positive note.

Chawrasia and Lahiri had started with even par 71 and three-over 74 respectively to be placed 27th and 50th at the end of the first round yesterday.