Anirban Lahiri fought well to go four-under for his last 14 holes after being four-over for first four, to end at tied 53rd at the midway stage of the USD 7 million CIMB Classic.
Lahiri had to dig deep to haul himself up from the hole he put himself after dropping a bogey and two double bogeys with in his first four holes in the second round. But the 27-year-old, currently second on the Asian Tour Order of Merit, ended with an even par 72.
It looked far better than what the start suggested. He is now two-over and tied 53rd at the midway stage of the event co-sanctioned by the Asian and PGA Tours.
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"It was quite a horrendous start by me today. Very disappointed to get into that situation at the start but I think I fought back well. You know I'm going to have to really play my best golf the next two days if I want to make an impact in this tournament. But I don't think I'm too far away.
"I think the last 15 odd holes or 12 holes that I played were pretty solid. I could have actually made a few more birdies. Just need to find that rhythm for the next 36 and not have any loose holes," said Lahiri.
The Indian golfer confessed that he made a bad club selection at the start.
"I just made a bad clubbing decision on 11, and on 12 (after starting from 10th) and I got unlucky yesterday and got a little unlucky today. I hit shots bad enough to get into a bad spot, and then I just never made my six footers for par or bogey. So that has been an issue this week, so hopefully I get my speeds right over the next two days," he said.
With no cut this week, Lahiri still has a chance to retrieve himself.
"I've got everything to play for. I am playing well. I believe that I'm playing really well, and I need to just put it together for 36 holes. I've got to start doing more and thinking less on the course."
Meanwhile, American Bill Hurley, a US navy officer on board a destroyer till recently, moved into a two-shot lead after a second straight five-under-par 67 to put him in pole position for a maiden PGA Tour victory.
