Lahiri shoots six-under, lies sixth at halfway stage in Korn Ferry Tour finals

Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri inched closer to securing his PGA tour card after carding a superb six-under 65 in the second round of the Albertsons Boise Open, which is second of the three-event Korn Ferry Tour finals.

Lahiri is now nine-under and tied sixth in the second of the three-event Korn Ferry Tour finals. A top 20 finish this week will almost confirm Lahiri his PGA tour card for 2019-20.

The top-25 in terms of cumulative money from these three events -- Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship, Albertsons Boise Open

and Korn Ferry Tour Championship -- will join the top-25 of the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour. These 50 players will earn cards for the 2019-20 PGA Tour.

 

Lahiri started with three birdies in a row and turned in four-under in the front nine.

On the back nine, he was three-under and for a total of seven-under for the day but a bogey on 18 pulled him back slightly.

Still at sixth and three behind leader, Lahiri has a chance to end his title drought since 2015 Hero Indian Open.

Lahiri is three shots behind the leader Ryan Brehm, who shot eight-under 63 to move to 12-under and take a one shot lead over Charlie Saxon.

Shubhankar Sharma missed the cut for second successive week and would need to finish in Top 3 in final event to salvage any hopes of getting a PGA card.

Brehm, a 33-year-old from Michigan, started on the 10th hole and carded eight birdies during a bogey-free round, including six straight from Nos. 15-2.

Brehm hit 16 of 18 greens in regulation on Friday. He finished 13th in The 25 during the Regular Season, earning a return to the PGA TOUR.

Also coming close to his PGA Tour card was Justin Harding, who shot eight-under 63 in the second round after an even par 71 in first.

At eight-under, he is T-10 alongside rookie Viktor Hovland (67-67).