Lahiri adds 66 in Round 2

North Carolina (USA), AUG 19

Anirban Lahiri turned in 9-under after three birdies in his last five holes to move into contention in the Wyndham Championship.

Lahiri followed up his first round of 65 with a 66, and at 9-under he is four shots behind the leaders — Ryan Armour (61) and Webb Simpson (64) — who are at a 13-under 127 halfway through the PGA Tour’s final event of the regular season. Henrik Stenson was a stroke behind them after a 66. First-round leader Matt Every followed his 61 with a 72 to slip six strokes off the lead.

Having come to terms with the Sedgefield Country Club, Lahiri said, “It was nice to find a couple of good putts coming towards the end. That’s what I have been searching for the last few days. I certainly stroked it better. Coming in, I slowed myself and made myself more precise on the greens. I am not missing the greens and I have been playing par-5s well. This is a kind of a track where one can be aggressive with wedges. You can hit the wedges on at least 10 of the holes.” — PTI