McGinley and McDowell make the cut at Pinehurst

Irishmen Paul McGinley and Graeme McDowell survived right on the limit of eight over to make the cut after the second round of the US Open concluded last night.

Pádraig Harrington, who finished down on 11 over said: “I am not overly disappointed. That is the way it goes sometimes. Obviously it was not going to be my week.