Detroit, June 29 -- Three birdies on the back nine helped Akshay Bhatia make the cut on the line at the Rocket Classic on the PGA Tour.

The Indian-American hero, who is seeking to make the Tour Championship for the second straight year, added 2-under 70 to his first round 4-under 68 in a low-scoring tournament, where the cut came at 6-under and 86 players made the weekend, according to a release from the PGA Tour.

Bhatia dropped a shot on the eighth, but birdies on the 11th, 14th and the 15th saw him stay on for the weekend.

Jake Knapp shot an 11-under 61 on Friday to break a Rocket Classic record that stood for less than a day and became the first on TOUR to break 60 and shoot a 61 or lower in the same season.

That still wasn't enoug...