Lahiri makes cut comfortably in Texas Open

Lahiri, who missed a huge number of short putts in windy conditions in the first round, had six birdies against two bogeys as he hauled himself from four-over 76 to even par 144 after 36 holes at the TPC San Antonio - AT&T Oaks Course.

However, Shubhankar Sharma, despite a much-improved card of 73 in the second round ended five-over 149 and missed the cut. It was his third missed cut on the PGA Tour, following such results in Houston Open and the Masters. He was T-9 at the WGC-Mexico.

The weather was mostly cloudy and the wind went up to as much as 25 mph. A total of 80 players at 1-over 145 from a field of 156 professionals made the cut.

Zach Johnson, who made a massive turnaround after being three-over through 12 in the first round, added a 7-under 65 to his first round 2-under 70 and at 9-under he was tied with Ryan Moore (68-67).

After opening with a 76, Lahiri shot a solid 68 to end the second round in T48.

Lahiri, whose last win came at the Hero Indian Open in February, 2015, made bogey on three before reeling off three birdies over his next four holes to turn in 34.

On his inward nine, the Indian made birdies on 12, 14 and 17 against a second bogey on the card on 15.

The former Asian Tour No. 1 started the 2017-18 season strongly with top-10 finishes at the CIMB Classic in Malaysia and CJ CUP at Nine Bridges. He also enjoyed a T-14 at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba in December but since then, his best outing was a T26 at the Genesis Open.