Graeme McDowell missed the cut at the Asian Tour’s International Series Singapore after a three-over-par round of 75 left the Northern Irishman on +5 through the opening two days of play.
McDowell slumps to his first missed cut on the tour this season after making the previous three cuts this calendar year.
Overnight leader, David Puig, followed up his impressive opening round of 64 with a day two 66, giving the Spaniard a comfortable six-stroke lead on -14.
After his rough opening to round one at Tanah Merah Country Club, McDowell would have known that a quick start to his second round was crucial to his survival in the tournament.
Although he fared better than he had on Thursday, the Portrush native was unable to make his way up the leaderboard and, starting on the 10th, recorded seven pars in succession to start round two.
Unfortunately for G-Mac, this stretch of pars at the outset would be the highlight of his day, and he dropped shots on consecutive holes on 17 and 18 to round out the front nine. A birdie on the first started his inward loop as well as he could have hoped, but there was still a mountain to climb to stay alive in the competition.
McDowell did grab another birdie on the eighth, but it came at the end of a three-hole stretch of bogeys, meaning that the 44-year-old would finish on a score of +5 through two days of action – five shots off the cut which fell at level par.
Fellow LIV Golfer, David Puig, on the other hand, is playing sensational golf so far this week and shot a round of 66 to go with his opening round of 64. Puig was level par through four holes, with a bogey-birdie start ruling out the possibility of the young Spaniard replicating yesterday’s spotless, bogey-free performance.
Just like day one, Puig was grabbing birdies by the bunch, and back-to-back red numbers on the 14th and 15th moved the 21-year-old to -10 for the competition.
Puig made up more shots on either side of the turn, birdieing the 17th and the first, and was four-under-par through 10 holes.
Another cluster of birdies on the fifth and sixth gave the Spaniard took him to -14, and although he’s trade another bogey with one more birdie, that’s how he’d finish.
Speaking after yet another sizzling round in the heat in Singapore, Puig reflected on his golf in the opening two days as well as the dominant position he finds himself in.
“Two awesome days. I played very well,” said the clubhouse leader.
“I think I even played better today than I did yesterday. You know, it was pretty hot at the end, and I had a couple of bad shots on holes seven and eight to finish, but overall, very happy.”
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