Ponte Vedra Beach (Florida): Golfer Anirban Lahiri has more than a few things to set right this week at the PLAYERS Championships as he is in danger of dropping out of the top 100 for the first time in more than four years.
Lahiri is also yet to register a top-10 finish in this calendar year and has not tasted a win since the Hero Indian Open in February 2015.
This week, the event includes a very strong field led by World No.1 Dustin Johnson, current FedExCup points leader Justin Thomas, last week’s Well Fargo champion Jason Day as well as Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and defending champion Si Woo Kim, for the USD 11 million showpiece which will feature every single player in the top 50 of the world.
Lahiri, never one to mince words, has often been very hard on himself. “I’m definitely looking forward to this week. I think I’ve got some demons to exorcise. I played pretty well last year except for the 18th hole and it’ll be nice to get back out there and exact some revenge,” pointed out the Indian golfer.
“I feel I can play good on this golf course. It’s also good I’ve already played here a few times. I know what to do, know what the conditions are and know where the misses should be. It’s a week where I feel well prepared for,” added Lahiri.
Lahiri began the 2017-18 PGA season strongly with two early top 10 finishes, but that was in September-October. Since then, Lahiri’s form has been rather ‘off’. He has made six cuts in nine starts, but none inside top 25. The best was tied 26th at the Genesis Open. Now he stands at 100 in world rankings and trying hard not to fall outside the elite group.
Press Trust of India