Press Trust of India
Irving (Texas), May 23: Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri recovered from an early slump to bring home an improved card of four-under 66 in the final round to sign off at Tied 46 at the AT&T Byron Nelson here Monday.
Lahiri fired six birdies through the last 13 holes after scoring a birdie, bogey and double bogey in the first four on the final day. Lahiri, who had a five-under 65 on second day and 66 on final day also had 72 and 71 on first and third days. It saw him aggregate six-under 274 and ended Tied-46th. It was a fair improvement of T-68 at the end of 54 holes.
Lahiri has time and again this season played at least a couple of good rounds each week and it would seem only a matter of time before he can string together four rounds and be in contention for his maiden PGA Tour title.
Sergio Garcia made a par on the first playoff hole to beat Brooks Koepka for his ninth career PGA TOUR victory. The 36-year-old Spaniard overcame four bogeys, and two balls in the water on the back nine, for a 2-under 68 to get to 15-under 265. He was two groups ahead of the final pairing of Jordan Spieth and Brooks Koepka, who bogeyed the 14th and 15th holes and just missed a birdie chance at 18.
Back in 1999, Garcia as a 19-year-old shot a 62 in the first round he played at the AT&T Byron Nelson and tied for third. Five years later he won with Lord Byron watching. With another win at the Byron Nelson, Garcia matched Seve Ballesteros for the most PGA TOUR victories by a Spanish-born player.
