Anirban Lahiri led a group of three Indians into the weekend rounds at the USD 3 million Omega European Masters here even as six others missed the cut.
Leader on the Asian Tour Order of Merit, Lahiri, making up for his opening day score of 70, shot a fine three-under 67 to get to three-under 137 for 36 holes and moved to tied 25th place.
Other Indians making the cut included Jyoti Randhawa (72-65) and Rahil Gangjee (72-67) in tied 37th and tied 74th places.
However, Shiv Kapur (74-67), Gaganjeet Bhullar (73-71), Digvijay Singh (71-73), Jeev Milkha Singh (72-73) and SSP Chowrasia (75-72) missed the cut.
Richie Ramsay set an imposing target of 12 under par at the midway stage but the 2012 champion has Jamie Donaldson breathing down his neck after the in-form Welshman carded a superb round of 64. Donaldson, seeking successive victories after his triumph in the Czech Republic two weeks ago, is one shot behind Ramsay.
Lahiri, speaking of his second round, said, "It's a much improved performance. I made a few more six footers for par which I didn't manage to do at all in first round. I'm playing well but it's a little patchy.
"In the first round I played really well in the first 10 holes but lost my focus in the middle. It's back to playing golf now with lots of tournaments coming up. So it's just getting back into the rhythm," said Lahiri.
Lahiri's only blemish came at the par-five nine where he three-putted for bogey. The 27-year-old would however make up for that with birdies on holes three, five, six and 15 to sign for a two-day total of three-under-par 137 at the Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club.
"I'm happy with how I'm playing and the scores will get better as I keep playing. It's nice to be playing in the weekend. But I'm playing well enough to do well and not just play during the weekend. I'm definitely feeling confident about how I'm hitting the ball and so we'll see how it goes," said Lahiri.
