Press Trust of India
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 26: Golfer Anirban Lahiri and SSP Chawrasia will lead the Indian challenge at the CIMB Classic, which will see an in-form cast of Asian Tour stars vying for honours at the USD seven million event which starts here, Thursday.
World No. 37 Lahiri, who finished tied seventh in Hong Kong last week, is hoping to maintain his pursuit of the Asian Tour’s Order of Merit crown which he currently leads with a season haul of $1,060,684.
“This week is critical as
it would decide to a large extent how the rest of the Order of Merit chase runs out, so hopefully I can play well. I’ve won at the KLGCC course earlier this year so that will be a huge motivation for me,” said Lahiri, who is now the third player to earn more than USD one million in a single season on the Asian Tour.
Chawrasia will join the current Asian Tour No. 1 with a lot of confidence as he had achieved a tied 10th finish on the same course earlier in the year while participating in the Malaysian Open.
“I’ve played many times at the KLGCC and I feel comfortable on the course. You have to hit it straight and putt well. It’s a good course set up that doesn’t only favour the long hitters,” said Chawrasia here Monday.
