Lahiri ends Tied-6th at Wells Fargo
POTOMAC: Two late bogeys ended Anirban Lahiri’s title hopes as the Indian golfer carded a disappointing 1-over 71 in the final round to finish tied sixth at the Wells Fargo Championship.
It was a creditable top-10 finish for Lahiri, his second of the season, but the Indian was understandably disappointed, having started the day at T-3.
Lahiri carded a 1-over 71 to finish the week on 3-under 277, five shots behind winner Max Homa, who clinched his second Wells Fargo Championship victory and fourth PGA Tour title after a closing 68.
“Very disappointed with how I finished over the last six holes, I battled quite hard and I put myself in a good position to make a run with five, six holes to go,” Lahiri said. “I got through most of the difficult holes and then had close misses on 13 and 14, and then a poor shot on 15. Just a little disappointed and frustrated with how I ended up.”
Lahiri, who shot up 11 rungs to No 74 on the latest Official World Golf Ranking, takes a week off and could miss playing the PGA Championship as he and his wife are expecting their second child soon.
“I’m taking next week off in the hope that No 2 does come … we’ll see. There’s a high likelihood that if he does decide to show up this coming week, then I guess I’ll show up at Southern Hills. Family definitely comes ahead of work.” Lahiri has every reason to be upbeat after producing a second top-10 of the season on the back of a runner-up finish at The Players Championship, the Tour’s flagship event, in March. He moved up to 44th on the FedExCup standings and that should also improve his hope to earn a place in the International Team for the Presidents Cup later this year.