New Delhi: Golfer Anirban Lahiri made significant gains on Saturday with three holes from his second round and the third round fetching him a bunch of birdies that saw him rise to tied 13th ahead of the final round at the Genesis Open at Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles.
Lahiri shot a fine four-under 67 after holing two 30-footers for birdies in his remaining three holes from the second round. Lahiri has now had rounds of 72-69-67 for a total of 208. He is five-under and five shots behind the leader, two-time Masters champion, Bubba Watson (65).
Said Lahiri, “I felt like it was the first time in a while where I kept my intensity and concentration at a high level throughout the 21 holes I played today (Saturday).”
As for the course, Lahiri was very happy and said, “I love the golf course, so it helps when you enjoy the track. Hopefully I can kick on from this momentum and finish strong on Sunday.”
Buoyed by his finish in the second round, Lahiri opened his third round with a birdie on first and added birdies on fifth and sixth, though he did drop a shot on par-4 third. Turning in two-under 33, he added two more birdies on 16th and 17th to finish at 67.
Chawrasia tied 53rd
In Muscat, S.S.P. Chawrasia began with a birdie-birdie but finished one-under 71 in the final round of the NMB Oman Open. He finished at one-over 289 for a tied 53rd finish. Joost Luiten (68) got the better of Chris Wood (69) in a final-day battle to win his sixth European Tour title.
