Anirban Lahiri makes 54-hole cut, Koepka in lead at Texas

Anirban Lahiri had a roller-coaster ride for most part of the day but in the end managed to survive, making the final round cut at the AT&T Byron Nelson golf tournament in Irving, Texas.

Lahiri, who shot a superb five-under 67 in Round 2, went up-and-down throughout the day with five birdies, four bogeys and one double bogey.

Lahiri, three-under and tied 59th after the second round, dropped to tied 68th as top 70 and ties made the 54-hole cut, which was applied as more than 78 players made it past the 36-hole cut on Saturday.

The cut came at two-under 208 or better.

USA’s Brooks Koepka overcame two early bogeys and a sea of Jordan Spieth bobbleheads to shoot a five-under 65, matching the event’s best 54-hole score at 16-under 194. He moved into a two-stroke lead over Spieth going into the final round when they will be paired together again.

Lahiri called his round a “tale of two nines”.

“I got off to a horror start (with a double bogey on 11th). But the back nine was excellent ball striking. Anyway I survived to see another day (making the 54-hole cut). Hopefully, I have saved the best for last. Overall, it really was a tale of two nines,” Lahiri said.