HAVEN-Anirban Lahiri finished tied fifth following a superb four-under 68 in the fourth and final at the $10,000,000 97th Professional Golfers Association Championship here to record the best-ever finish by an Indian at one of the four golf Majors. World No.53 Lahiri, who had scores 70, 67 and 70 in the first three rounds respectively, took his 72-hole total to 13-under 275 — seven shots behind champion Jason Day of Australia.
The 28-year-old Lahiri overshadowed the previous best-ever finish of Jeev Milkha Singh, who had taken the joint ninth spot at the PGA Championship in 2008.
“I putted a lot better. But it’s obviously the scoring aspect that I feel is lacking a little bit. I think that’s where I need to tighten it up, just around the greens and make a few more 10 and 12-footers,” Lahiri said. “I was really in a good zone. I was playing well, I was hitting it good. I think the three-putt on 10 from five or six feet, I think that was like a kick in the stomach for me. It just knocked the wind out of me. “Then I did really well to gather myself from a difficult position. But again, it was kind of disappointed to finish in the end. I think a couple of shots better would have got my card on the PGA Tour.So a little bummed about that.” Lahiri played alongside Matt Kuchar, who also shot a closing 68 to finish one spot behind him. “It’s been a fantastic week. I won’t really say I was in contention here because I was a long way out but I was in the mix. It’s a great feeling, it’s massive for me. It gives me so much confidence,” said Lahiri. “It also tells me that I can compete with the best on the toughest courses and the best fields. It also tells me that I need to get just a little bit better and maybe I’ll be back here more often.” A seven-time winner on the Asian Tour, Lahiri said his career-best finish in a Major will push him forward towards his ultimate goal of becoming a Major champion one day. (IANS)
“I putted a lot better. But it’s obviously the scoring aspect that I feel is lacking a little bit. I think that’s where I need to tighten it up, just around the greens and make a few more 10 and 12-footers,” Lahiri said. “I was really in a good zone. I was playing well, I was hitting it good. I think the three-putt on 10 from five or six feet, I think that was like a kick in the stomach for me. It just knocked the wind out of me. “Then I did really well to gather myself from a difficult position. But again, it was kind of disappointed to finish in the end. I think a couple of shots better would have got my card on the PGA Tour.So a little bummed about that.” Lahiri played alongside Matt Kuchar, who also shot a closing 68 to finish one spot behind him. “It’s been a fantastic week. I won’t really say I was in contention here because I was a long way out but I was in the mix. It’s a great feeling, it’s massive for me. It gives me so much confidence,” said Lahiri. “It also tells me that I can compete with the best on the toughest courses and the best fields. It also tells me that I need to get just a little bit better and maybe I’ll be back here more often.” A seven-time winner on the Asian Tour, Lahiri said his career-best finish in a Major will push him forward towards his ultimate goal of becoming a Major champion one day. (IANS)
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