Rough finish costs Lahiri dear; Kapur also misses cut

The Indian duo of Anirban Lahiri and Shiv Kapur made an early exit after missing the halfway cut at the US Open at Chambers Bay.
The Indian pair played well in patches but were hit on putting surfaces, which in general was very demanding for everyone in the field.
Lahiri scored 75-72 while Kapur shot 72-77. The cut came at five-over and Lahiri missed it by two and Kapur missed it by four, here yesterday.
Lahiri looked set to make his second cut in a Major this year till the 12th hole of the second round before running into a rough patch on the second nine, when he bogeyed three times in six holes to miss the cut by two.

Lahiri shot 75 and 72 and at 147, he fell short by two, as 75 players made the cut. The top 60 and ties made the cut.
Shiv Kapur, who came through a qualifier, had another disastrous start, this time from the tenth. He dropped shots on three of his first four holes -- the 10th, 11th and 12th. A birdie on 15th was his lone consoling moment of the day, as he added bogeys on 18th, first and then three in a row from fifth to seventh for a 77 after his first round 72 that saw him finish at nine-over 149 and way off the cut mark.

"I had my chances, but it just did not happen. I was placed alright after the second birdie on second, but the last six holes had three bogeys and I missed some smallish putts for birdies and pars," Lahiri said.

Kapur said: "Nothing worked for me today and I was disappointed as I felt I was playing well before coming for the event."
The lead was shared by Masters champion Jordan Spieth (68-67) and Patrick Reed (66-69) of the United States, who were both five-under 135 for 36 holes. South African Branden Grace (69-67) and first round leader Dustin Johnson (65-71) were tied third.

Phil Mickelson (69-74) was tied 35th and Rory McIlory (72-72) was tied 44th but Tiger Woods (80-76) missed the cut by a huge margin.
Other prominent stars missing the cut included two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson, former US Open winners, Martin Kaymer, Graeme McDowell and Lucas Glover.
A big surprise missing out was Rickie Fowler (81-73), who was in top-5 at each of the four Majors last year.