Golf: Singh miss the cut at Southern Hills

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Tulsa (Oklahoma) Aug 11: World number two Jim Furyk and twice winner Vijay Singh were the biggest names to miss the cut at the US PGA Championship on Friday.

Other casualties of the second round included US Open champion Angel Cabrera of Argentina and American Zach Johnson, surprise winner of the Masters in April.

The halfway cut fell at five-over-par 145 with 72 players qualifying for the weekend at Southern Hills Country Club.

American Furyk, who pulled out of last week's WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio with a back injury, missed out by a stroke after carding rounds of 75 and 71 yesterday.

''I'm not swinging like I want to but I have the ability to,'' the 37-year-old told reporters before teeing off in the opening round.

''Physically, I'm in a pretty good state right now but I had a really tough go of it last week. I was in a lot of pain and quite stiff.

''I think this golf course would really suit my game but I really don't feel that well about my game,'' the 2003 US Open champion added.

Singh, winner of the PGA Championship at Sahalee in 1998 and Whistling Straits in 2004, exited the tournament after also shooting 75 and 71.

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