Jeev Milkha Singh perfectly timed his birdie on the 17th hole in second round to make the cut at the 107th US Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club on Friday.
The Asia number 1, Jeev Milkha Singh, who has never missed a cut in his four Major appearances -- three of them in US Open -- shot a second successive five-over 75.
With a total of 10-over 150, he was tied 51st right on the cut line, as 63 players made the cut in an edition that has been dubbed as the toughest ever US Open in history.
Jeev was 10 shots off the lead held by Argentine Angel Cabrera, who added a one-over 71 to his one-under 69 on first day. Cabrera was followed by big-hitting Bubba Watson (71) at one-over 141, as no players remain under-par after two rounds.
The 37-year-old Cabrera, chasing his first major title, had three birdies and four bogeys but his most memorable hole may have been a par-save at the fourth, his 13th hole of the day.
Two shots off the pace were Briton Justin Rose, Sweden's Niclas Fasth, Australian Aaron Baddeley and Stephen Ames of Canada, whose 69 was one of two sub-par scores Friday.
Briton Paul Casey fired a four-under-par 66 to vault into contention at three-over 143, moving up 97 places on the jammed leaderboard after his opening 77. World number one Tiger Woods was within range at 145 after grinding his way to a 74, while defending champion Geoff Ogilvy of Australia posted a 75 for 146.
Leading second-round scores: 140: Angel Cabrera (Arg, 69, 71); 141: Bubba Watson (US, 70, 71); 142: Stephen Ames (Can, 73, 69), Aaron Baddeley (Aus, 72, 70), Niclas Fasth (Swe, 71, 71), Justin Rose (Bri, 71, 71); 143: Paul Casey (Bri, 77, 66); 144: Tom Pernice Jr (US, 72, 72), Carl Pettersson (Swe, 72, 72), Brandt Snedeker (US, 71, 73), David Toms (US, 72, 72), Scott Verplank (US, 73, 71); 145: Chad Campbell (US, 73, 72), Nick Dougherty (Bri, 68, 77), Peter Hanson (Swe, 71, 74), Jerry Kelly (US, 74, 71), Graeme McDowell (Bri, 73, 72), Tiger Woods (US, 71, 74); 146: Stuart Appleby (Aus, 74, 72), Olin Browne (US, 71, 75), Jason Dufner (US, 71, 75), Jim Furyk (US, 71, 75).
