Anirban Lahiri
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2014
Dec 31 2014
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This was a terrific season for Anirban Lahiri, who clinched his first overseas title in Indonesia to enter the top 100 in the world. He won the Macau Open too. The Bangalore golfer rose to the No. 1 rank in Asia in 2014, helping him bag the Arjuna Award. Marrying long-time girlfriend Ipsa Jamwal brought in much luck for the 27-year-old, who qualified for the European Tour for the first time in his career. The World No. 64 also earned a British Open berth. His accomplishments prompted Forbes magazine to include him in their top-100 celebrity list.
2015
The Times of India, May 9, 2015
In the last couple of years, Lahiri has become the poster boy of Indian golf with his consistent performances at home and overseas. The 27-year-old won two titles on the Asian Tour last year and another pair in a span of three weeks on the European Tour earlier this year to break into the top-100 of the World Rankings. The Bengaluru-based professional's feats also helped him become the Asia No. 1 and the third Indian after Jeev Milkha Singh and Arjun Atwal to appear in the Augusta Masters.Now ranked No. 35 in the world, he has set his sights on bagging a berth on the USPGA Tour.Sky's the limit.
First Indian to qualify for Presidents Cup
The Times of India, Sep 09 2015
Anirban Lahiri will make a historic appearance at the Presidents Cup in Korea after qualifying on merit for the International Team to face the United States next month. Lahiri, the current Asian Tour Order of Merit leader and twice a winner this season, finished seventh on the International Team rankings. “I can't describe the feeling because growing up, you look up to events like the Ryder Cup and feel terrible about it as you can't be a part of something like that. But thankfully , we have the Presidents Cup for us to aim for and it is an achievement to make the team,“ said Lahiri, who is currently ranked 40th in the world. “I know Jeev (Milkha Singh) was really close to getting in one year when he was in the world's top-50 and unfortunately, he couldn't due to injury. It would have done a lot of good for golf, not just in India but in Asia.
2017
June: tied for second place
Jun 06 2017: The Times of India
Lahiri Delivers Career-Best Finish On PGA Tour After Three Missed Cuts
Anirban Lahiri played so well in June 2017 that he wished he could have kept going. “I would have liked maybe four or five holes more, actually,“ Lahiri said after shooting a 7-under 65 to tie for second with Rickie Fowler in the Memorial, three shots behind Jason Dufner at Muirfield Village.
The Indian star had seven birdies in a bogey-free round.He got better as the tournament progressed, following an opening 74 with rounds of 70 and 69. The tied second finish was the best PGA Tour result for Lahiri, bettering his 2015 PGA Championship tied fifth finish and tied third 3 finish at 2016 CIMB Classic. The result which was worth $765,600, his best ever in his career, also sealed his 2018 PGA Tour card, as also cemented his place for the season-ending FedEx Cup play-offs. But Lahiri will miss out on the US Open as his finish will only move him from 90th in world ranking to 65th and top 60 are assured a berth in the year's second Major.
He will however make significant gains in the Presi dent's Cup standings and move up from 22nd to around 15th, as top 10 are assured of automatic berth and two more come through Captain's pick.
2022
Record ₹17cr prize at Players
March 16, 2022: The Times of India
Ace Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri nearly ended his seven-year jinx on the PGA Tour, but fell a stroke short to finish second in the $20 million Players Championship at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, on Monday. Lahiri walked away with a pay cheque of $2. 18 million (Rs 16. 7 crore), the biggest of his career, and probably the biggest ever for an Indian sportsperson from a oneweek event. It was the 34-year-old’s second career runner-up finish.
