Anirban Lahiri does well at the Omega European Masters
The Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri played a great first round at the ongoing Omega European Masters. He scored 66 points that were amazingly bogey free.
His excellent performance in this round is being taken as a prelude to an equally excellent final finish. Anirban Lahiri has a record of excellence and his standing on the Asian Tour is beyond reproach.
Experts say that his early start is the main reason of this excellent performance. Admitting the fact, he said, “The conditions were good early morning when we started but it just kept getting worse and worse”.
He started the round with a birdie on the first round. This indication of a great round did not go unnoticed and many experts said that Lahiri is on his way up the leaderboard. The next holes were a sad disappointment for the fans.
The next eight holes of the front nine were played on par, making the fans wonder about the expected great performance. However, it is a testimony to his skills that he did not hit a bogey or worse on any of the holes.
The back nine started with the first two holes on par. This slow start was getting the fans worried when he hit a birdie on the 12th hole. This got everyone’s attention and it appeared that Lahiri has regained his form.
The next two holes went by without any incident and just when the fans were calming down, it happened. Lahiri shot a birdie on the 15th hole.
On the next hole, the 16th, he scored another birdie. The fans went wild but the experts correctly pointed out that this is a case of too little, too late.
With just two holes to go, there was not much space available to Lahiri. However, he tried to do his best and did not crack under the pressure. The 17th hole was played on par and the then the 18th hole came.
Here he shot another birdie and finished the round in style. In total, he scored five birdies in this round.
Talking about his performance, he said, “I putted really well on the front-nine as I holed everything that I looked at. I did hit a lot of shots off here and there but I'm glad I scrambled well and I'm happy that I didn't drop a shot”.
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