Indian-American Bhatia, a two-time PGA Tour winner, has Indian parents but was born and raised in the US. He is 1-under at 68-71 through 36 holes.
Other similar Indian-American Sahit Thegala improved on his opening round 77 by eight shots for 68 and was well inside the cutline with major winners like world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (71-74) and Brooks Koepka (70-75) reached. They were all tied for 57th after falling short of the cut at 5-over.
Leading the field is Swedish sensation Ludwig Aberg, who shot 69 to take a one-stroke lead over Bryson DeChambeau (67-69), Thomas Detrie (69-67) and Patrick Cantlay (65-71) at 5-under 135 Have taken., who are all at 4-under 136.
Rory McIlroy, seeking his fifth career major and first in 10 years, is ranked 137th after a 72. He is in joint fifth position.
Meanwhile, veteran Tiger Woods missed the cut with rounds of 74-73.
Aberg makes his US Open debut after finishing runner-up at the Masters earlier this year and missing the cut at the PGA Championship.This is only his third major start.
Aberg became the first U.S. president since Francis Ouimet in 1913. Has set himself up with potential to become the first player to win the Open.
Asian stars Hideki Matsuyama of Japan and Tom Kim of Korea sealed their places in the title race after carding 4-under 66 and 2-under 68 in the second round to finish singles eighth and joint ninth respectively.
Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters Tournament champion, had four birdies without a bogey in the day's low rounds to finish at 2-under 138 at Pinehurst No. 2.
Kim, a three-time PGA Tour winner, made five birdies and three bogeys for a total of 139 as he looks to improve on last year's eighth-place finish in his third major of the year.Compatriot S.H. Kim and Si Woo Kim finished tied 21st and tied 37th respectively with identical scores of 72.
No Asian player has won the US Open since its inception in 1895. Nine-time Tour winners Matsuyama and Kim will pose a challenge over the weekend. The 32-year-old Matsuyama, who was joint runner-up at Erin Hills in 2017 for his best US Open finish, credited his short game for climbing the leaderboard in one of the toughest tests of the year.
Kim, 21, who is competing in his seventh consecutive week, intends to keep his foot on the pedal in his pursuit of major glory.The 21-year-old enjoyed her first top-10 of the season at the RBC Canadian Open a few weeks ago, and looks to improve on her performance of 23rd in her US Open debut in 2022 and eighth last season keeps. He's set for a serious test at Pinehurst. Kim's best major performance was second place at last year's Open Championship.
Other similar Indian-American Sahit Thegala improved on his opening round 77 by eight shots for 68 and was well inside the cutline with major winners like world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (71-74) and Brooks Koepka (70-75) reached. They were all tied for 57th after falling short of the cut at 5-over.
Leading the field is Swedish sensation Ludwig Aberg, who shot 69 to take a one-stroke lead over Bryson DeChambeau (67-69), Thomas Detrie (69-67) and Patrick Cantlay (65-71) at 5-under 135 Have taken., who are all at 4-under 136.
Rory McIlroy, seeking his fifth career major and first in 10 years, is ranked 137th after a 72. He is in joint fifth position.
Meanwhile, veteran Tiger Woods missed the cut with rounds of 74-73.
Aberg makes his US Open debut after finishing runner-up at the Masters earlier this year and missing the cut at the PGA Championship.This is only his third major start.
Aberg became the first U.S. president since Francis Ouimet in 1913. Has set himself up with potential to become the first player to win the Open.
Asian stars Hideki Matsuyama of Japan and Tom Kim of Korea sealed their places in the title race after carding 4-under 66 and 2-under 68 in the second round to finish singles eighth and joint ninth respectively.
Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters Tournament champion, had four birdies without a bogey in the day's low rounds to finish at 2-under 138 at Pinehurst No. 2.
Kim, a three-time PGA Tour winner, made five birdies and three bogeys for a total of 139 as he looks to improve on last year's eighth-place finish in his third major of the year.Compatriot S.H. Kim and Si Woo Kim finished tied 21st and tied 37th respectively with identical scores of 72.
No Asian player has won the US Open since its inception in 1895. Nine-time Tour winners Matsuyama and Kim will pose a challenge over the weekend. The 32-year-old Matsuyama, who was joint runner-up at Erin Hills in 2017 for his best US Open finish, credited his short game for climbing the leaderboard in one of the toughest tests of the year.
Kim, 21, who is competing in his seventh consecutive week, intends to keep his foot on the pedal in his pursuit of major glory.The 21-year-old enjoyed her first top-10 of the season at the RBC Canadian Open a few weeks ago, and looks to improve on her performance of 23rd in her US Open debut in 2022 and eighth last season keeps. He's set for a serious test at Pinehurst. Kim's best major performance was second place at last year's Open Championship.
