Kapur, SSP make the cut; Lahiri through

Shiv Kapur and SSP Chowrasia shot contrasting rounds to make the midway cut at the Made in Denmark golf tournament here.

Kapur carded a bogey-free 68 with three birdies, all between 10th and 12th, while Chowrasia had two birdies and two bogeys for his 71. Both Kapur and Chowrasia were tied 13th at the midway stage.

Also making the cut was Gaganjeet Bhullar (73, 70), while Jeev Milkha Singh (73, 75) missed the cut.

Bradley Dredge birdied four out of his last six holes at Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort to open up a four-stroke lead at the halfway mark.

The 41-year-old Welshman, who is slowly regaining his form after an injury-ravaged 2013, birdied the 13th, 15th, 16th and 18th holes for three-under 68 to move to eight-under par, with Englishman Simon Wakefield (67) being his nearest rival on four-under par.

Lahiri 20th

Anirban Lahiri bore the brunt of windy and brutal conditions in the third round of the USD one million Fiji International as he returned a card of 75 to drop to tied 20th with one more round to go.

Lahiri, who came in from US after playing the PGA Championship, had had rounds of 74, 69 and 75.

Rising star Jake Higginbottom from Australia bravely bounced back from a mid-round slump to keep the lead along with compatriot Steve Jeffress. Higginbottom, the leader by two at the start of the day, carded a one-under-par 71, while Jeffress shot a 69 to put them in front on eight-under.

Atwal misses

Arjun Atwal missed the cut yet again with a second round 71 at the Wyndham Championships, an event that has been one and only title on the PGA Tour
Atwal, who does not have a card this season and is dependent on invitations, finished with 71-71.