Shinnecock leaves Europeans reeling

SEVEN out of nineteen survived the cut at Shinnecock Hills.

Sergio Garcia on ten over was best of that lot in spite of finishing with an 80 for eleven over. Daniel Chopra, a Swede trying to make a living in the United States, qualified for the Open and came next at 12 over.

Chugging along behind them in total anonymity were the well fancied Padraig Harrington, 15 over; Lee Westwood, 16 over; Joakim Haeggman and Phillip Price, 22 over, and Alex Cejka, 23 over.