Bezuidenhout leads SA contingent at US Open, 8 shots off leader Aberg

It was a mixed day for the South African contingent after the second round of the US Open at Pinehurst on Friday.

While Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Dean Burmester made the cut and will play the weekend rounds, Erik Van Rooyen and Casey Jarvis both missed out.

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Bezuidenhout ended with 71 to go with his opening round of 72 to leave himself on 143 overall, tied for 37th and eight shots off the pace of tournament leader Ludvig Aberg of Sweden.

Burmester, two shots behind Bezuidenhout on 145 and tied for 57th, also fired a round of 71 after an opening round of 74 to be 10 shots off the lead.

However, it was the end of the line for Erik Van Rooyen (72) and Casey Jarvis (78) as they both missed the cut.

Several other golfers, including Tiger Woods, Max Homa and Viktor Hovland, won't be teeing off for the third round either. 

Scores after Friday's second round of the 124th US Open at par-70 Pinehurst (a- denotes amateur):

135 - Ludvig Aberg (SWE) 66-69

136 - Thomas Detry (BEL) 69-67, Patrick Cantlay (USA) 65-71, Bryson DeChambeau (USA) 67-69

137 - Tony Finau (USA) 68-69, Matthieu Pavon (FRA) 67-70, Rory McIlroy (NIR) 65-72

138 - Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) 72-66

139 - Kim Joo-hyung Kim (KOR) 71-68, Tim Widing (SWE) 71-68, Corey Conners (CAN) 69-70, Tyrrell Hatton (ENG) 68-71, Zac Blair (USA) 70-69, Xander Schauffele (USA) 70-69, Akshay Bhatia (USA) 68-71

140 - Billy Horschel (USA) 73-67, Russell Henley (USA) 70-70, Sam Burns (USA) 73-67, Stephan Jger (GER) 70-70, Sergio Garcia (ESP) 69-71

141 - Nicolai Hoejgaard (DEN) 72-69, Taylor Pendrith (CAN) 71-70, Nicols Echavarra (COL) 72-69, Kim Seong-hyeon (KOR) 69-72, Frankie Capan (USA) 71-70, Sam Bennett (USA) 69-72

142 - Brian Harman (USA) 71-71, Chris Kirk (USA) 71-71,