Kuala Lumpur: Anirban Lahiri brought home a card of one-under 71 in the final round to sign off tied 10th at CIMB Classic and make a good start to the new season on the PGA Tour, here Sunday. He finished with a total of 13-under 275.
Starting the day at 12-under, Lahiri carded four birdies and three bogeys in the final round at TPC Kuala Lumpur Club to slip to tied 10 from overnight sixth.
SSP Chawrasia (75) slipped further six places and finished at 68th, but the big relief for the two-time Hero Indian Open champion, was that he did not slip on the Asian Tour Order of Merit.
The Indian maintained his fourth place at Asian Tour and qualified for the WGC-HSBC in 10 days time. The top four on the Asian Tour Merit list qualify for the USD 9.5 million WGC-HSBC, where the field is 78 and there is no cut.
At the top Pat Perez, who began his comeback from injury at the same event last year and finished T-33rd, completed the journey by becoming the oldest winner at 41. Perez (69), leader by four after 54 holes, kept the margin the same and finished at 24-under 264.
Lahiri said he was very disappointed with the day’s show. “I’m very disappointed with the way I played today. There were a couple of technical things I was working on and I think I went out on the golf course carrying that. My mindset wasn’t where it needed to be,” Lahiri said.
“I actually made a lot of bad swings which were unnecessary. I wasn’t playing my natural game and then I just got behind it and kind of let the momentum go,” added the Indian golfer.
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