Perez clinches title, Lahiri finishes T-10
Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 15: Anirban Lahiri brought home a card of one-under 71 in the final round to sign off tied 10th at CIMB Classic and make a good start to the new season on the PGA Tour, here on Sunday.
Lahiri did not quite manage the kind of a low round he had envisaged for the final day but he managed a Top-10 finish after aggregating 13-under 275.
Starting the day at 12under, Lahiri carded four birdies and three bogeys in the final round at TPC Kuala Lumpur to slip to tied 10 from overnight sixth.
With another no-cut event coming up in Korea next week, Lahiri has a good chance to give himself the early momentum for the new season.
S.S.P. Chawrasia (75) slipped further six places and finished at 68th, but the big relief for the twotime Hero Indian Open champion, was that he did not slip on the Asian Tour Order of Merit.
The Indian maintained his fourth place at Asian Tour and qualified for the WGC-HSBC in 10 days time. The top four on Asian Tour Merit list qualify for the $9.5 million WGCHSBC, where the field is 78 and there is no cut.
Lahiri will play the CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges, Korea next week, while Chawrasia heads home and comes back for WGCHSBC in Shanghai the week after. Lahiri will head back to US after Korea.
At the top Pat Perez, who began his comeback from injury at the same event last year and finished T33rd, completed the journey by becoming the oldest winner at 41. Perez (69), leader by four after 54 holes. — PTI