<p>Indian golfer Arjun Atwal brought home an improved card of one-under 70 but still failed to survive the cut and crashed out of the John Deere Classic here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Orlando-based golfer, who had a 71 in first round, took his two-day total to 141 but still missed the cut which went at four-under 138 yesterday.<br /><br />It was Atwal's first missed cut after a series of five cuts he made in last five starts.<br /><br />Atwal birdied the first and fifth but gave away his only bogey on seventh and the rest were pars.<br /><br />Troy Matteson shot a 3-under 68 for a one-stroke lead over Jeff Maggert and Brian Harman after two rounds.<br /><br />Maggert's bogey-free round of nine-under 62 moved him from 39th place after the first round to a tie for second. He birdied half the holes at TPC Deere Run, including five of his last nine.<br /><br />Harman had a second straight 65, the last two of his seven birdies coming after a 48-minute thunderstorm delay.<br /><br />Matteson bogeyed the par-4 18th after getting four birdies in the first 17 holes.<br />JJ Henry, Gary Christian, Robert Garrigus and Rickey Barnes are tied for fourth at 11-under 131.<br /><br />A trio of players are at 10-under 132, including three-time defending champion Steve Stricker, whose 4-under 67 placed him within striking distance with 36 holes to play.</p>
<p>Indian golfer Arjun Atwal brought home an improved card of one-under 70 but still failed to survive the cut and crashed out of the John Deere Classic here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Orlando-based golfer, who had a 71 in first round, took his two-day total to 141 but still missed the cut which went at four-under 138 yesterday.<br /><br />It was Atwal's first missed cut after a series of five cuts he made in last five starts.<br /><br />Atwal birdied the first and fifth but gave away his only bogey on seventh and the rest were pars.<br /><br />Troy Matteson shot a 3-under 68 for a one-stroke lead over Jeff Maggert and Brian Harman after two rounds.<br /><br />Maggert's bogey-free round of nine-under 62 moved him from 39th place after the first round to a tie for second. He birdied half the holes at TPC Deere Run, including five of his last nine.<br /><br />Harman had a second straight 65, the last two of his seven birdies coming after a 48-minute thunderstorm delay.<br /><br />Matteson bogeyed the par-4 18th after getting four birdies in the first 17 holes.<br />JJ Henry, Gary Christian, Robert Garrigus and Rickey Barnes are tied for fourth at 11-under 131.<br /><br />A trio of players are at 10-under 132, including three-time defending champion Steve Stricker, whose 4-under 67 placed him within striking distance with 36 holes to play.</p>