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Arjun Atwal makes the cut

SILVIS (USA): Arjun Atwal found his touch on his second nine as he made his 10th successive cut this year by shooting a three-under 68 in the second round of the John Deere Classic at the TPC Course here on Friday.

Atwal, one-under in the first round is now four-under 138 for the tournament, and is lying 44th.

Daniel Chopra bogeyed his final hole to miss the cut by one. He shot a par round and ended at two-under after his first 69.

J.J. Lewis, the 1999 John Deere winner, moved into the lead with a six-under 65, following his first round 64 to take lead at 13-under 129. Shigeki Maruyama of Japan, a three-time winner on US Tour, shares second place with first round leader Hunter Mahan.

Maruyama equalled the best round of the tournament with an 8-under 63. His round included a hole-in-one on the par-3 third hole.

Atwal started on the tenth and had two each of birdies and bogeys for a par, and was still outside the cut line. Then he eagled the par-5 second and found his touch with birdies on fifth and sixth, at which stage he was five-under for the tournament and tied 18th.

But he bogeyed his final hole, the ninth and finished at three-under for the day and four-under for two rounds for tied 44th.

Atwal, a former Asian Tour No. 1, has now made the cut in each of his 10 starts this year. Two good rounds could earn him yet another top. His best this year has been a tied second, after losing in the play-off to Phil Mickelson at the BellSouth Classic.

Wie fails

Michelle Wie missed the cut by two strokes. Wie found trouble on two of her last four holes, and her even-par 71 left her at one-under for the tournament. She finished tied for 88th.

``It was pretty killer,'' she said. ``Even though I finished below par, it still feels (bad) because I played so well the first nine and then I just totally messed up the back nine.'' — Agencies

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