Written by: Priyanka Patil

After shooting 3-under 69 in the final round of the Players Championship and finishing one shot behind champion Cameron Smith, Lahiri ranked 2^nd at THE PLAYERS Championship.

 

Anirban Lahiri at THE PLAYERS Championship 2022

 

At the beginning of the Tournament, Lahiri was at Tied 4. He shared this position with Kramer Hickok (America), Joaquin Nieman (Chile), Keith Mitchell (America), and Daniel Berger (America). On Sunday, he rose to a tied 3 position. Before the game paused because of heavy rain, Lahiri leads THE PLAYERS Championship on Sunday.

 

On Monday, as the game began, Cameron leads the game, and Lahiri shifted to the second position.

 

A successful week, indeed, for the 322^nd-ranked player in the world, but Lahiri also knows how close he was to a life-changing victory.

 

“I want to win. I’ve been here seven years. Haven’t gotten over the line yet. That’s definitely a monkey I want to get off my back,” he said. “Today was as good an opportunity as any.”

 

 

Anirban Lahiri at THE PLAYERS Championship 2022

 

It’s been a long journey to Lahiri, a professional golfer from India, and in the first year of his joining in 2008, on the Asian Tour of Merit, he stood at 111^th position, globally.

 

According to Lahiri, he has improved his performance in golf in the past years due to regular Vipassana meditation practice.

 

Lahiri belongs to a Bengali family and learned to play golf at the age of eight from his father, Dr. Tushar Lahiri, a physician with the armed forces who was also a recreational golfer.

 

Here is Lahiri's scorecard at THE PLAYERS Championship 2022.

 

Anirban Lahiri's Scorecard in Round 4