Lahiri shoots 66 to finish tied ninth at BMW C’ship

ILLINOIS (USA): Anirban Lahiri closed his 2017 PGA season with a superb five-under 66, which saw him end the third leg of Fedexcup Play-offs with a top-10 finish at the BMW Championship. Lahiri, who opened the 2017 season, which began last October with a tied-3rd at the CIMB Classic in Malaysia, closed with another superb round and ended 51st in the final rankings.

While that was not enough to take him to the Tour Championships next week, it does put him in a great frame for the Presidents Cup. Lahiri, who had rounds of 67-71-68-66 was 12-under for the week in tied-9th place finish. It was his third top-10 of the season.

Marc Leishman, who started the day five shots clear of the field, was reduced to two clear of Justin Rose with four holes to go. But the Aussie sank birdies on 15th, 16th and 18th as Rose failed to add any more to his count.

After weeks of struggling with his putting, Lahiri showed signs of return to form, though he still missed a lot of makeable putts inside 10 feet and some under five feet. “It does feel great to go to the Presidents Cup with a good result at an event like the third leg of the Fedexcup Play-offs,” said Lahiri.

“Getting into the BMW Championships as the last man, and then getting a call from Nick (Price) for the Presidents Cup, this latest Top-10 is indeed a great run and I want to make the most of it at Liberty National (Presidents Cup).”