Lahiri, victor of the Malaysian Open and Hero Indian Open early previous year, was Tied-28th last week at Career Builder Challenge and will be back again at the $6.5 million Waste Managements Phoenix Open next week.
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Spieth falls off pace: At Singapore, Jordan Spieth slipped five shots off the lead at the Singapore Open when an electrical storm forced second-round play to be abandoned.
The Andover native shot a 5-under par round during the tournament’s opening round.
“I still feel the game is in good shape”.
On the eve of the Farmers Insurance Open on Wednesday, Mickelson took aim at Ruffels, accusing him of being indiscreet and allegedly embellishing the amount won, despite not being directly asked about the matter by reporters who raised the Australian’s name.
“That was the frustrating part, knowing that I wasn’t able to prepare the way I wanted to”, said Day, who followed his first-round 72 with a two-over 74 to miss the cut by three strokes. He registered a pair of top-25 finishes in Hawaii to open the 2016 calendar year and while he doesn’t have the same history at the Farmers Insurance Open that Day and English do he should be a strong mid-range play at an $8.1K price tag.
Loupe carded three-over-par in a tough day for the American, while Brown remains in touch with the leaders and will need to make up the two-shot difference over the remaining two rounds.
American Fowler, who won the European Tour’s Abu Dhabi Championship on Sunday, said of his 73: “Terrible”.
World number two and defending champion Jason Day was another who is heading home early, as is Rickie Fowler.
On the second-easiest par 4 on the South Course, he hit into a fairway bunker, caught the lip trying to get out, hit his third shot just over the green and failed to get up-and-down, making double bogey.
“It’s a good start, but it’s just a start”, said Loupe, whose round was highlighted by bookend eagles on the par-5 first hole and par-5 18th.
“If you look at the winners here, they’re all over the board, as far as length”, Johnson said. “Right now, I’m looking forward to each week and getting back in the hunt and ultimately, to continue to do what I did last week”.
“It’s a hard golf course, if you’re out of position you are immediately playing for par”.
All 156 players play one round each on the North and South before the 36-hole cut after Friday’s play.
Spieth began with a birdie at Sentosa Golf Club and birdied three of his last 10 holes to complete a bogey-free 4-under 67.
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“Couldn’t get anything going”, Fowler said. If he plays as well as he did last week, between his big drive and a hometown crowd cheering him on, Mickelson may have enough to get the win for old time’s sake.
