Lahiri wins on World Golf debut

San Francisco: Anirban Lahiri indicated he is ready to make his presence felt at the highest levels, as he made a sensational debut at the WGC-Cadillac Match Play, beating higherranked Ryan Palmer of the US comprehensively for a 4&2 win in

Group 6. In the second set of matches, Lahiri will meet Justin Rose, while Marc Leishman meets Palmer. In the other match in the

group, Leishman stunned Rose 2&1 to throw the race wide open.

Lahiri, ranked no. 35 in the world, started and closed well and had six birdies against no bogeys in his 16 holes to bolster

his matchplay credentials. “It was a really solid round. I don’t think Ryan played poorly, either, I think it was a really good match. It was massive for me to birdie 13, and then chip in on 14 to keep myself three ahead,”

Lahiri said. — PTI