Next Step for Anirban Lahiri, India’s Top Golfer: U.S. Debut [NYTimes]

[nevets88]

Oy, I think the NYT put a big whammy on Lahiri as he shot an 80 in the first round @ Doral. Wish him better luck in the next round.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/05/sports/golf/next-step-for-anirban-lahiri-indias-top-golfer-us-debut.html?_r=1

Quote:

Nick Price, the International team captain for this year’s Presidents Cup, has been following Lahiri’s progress with great interest. Lahiri is positioned to become the first Indian player to compete in the biennial event, in October in South Korea. “Looks like he can make a big putt on a big occasion,” Price said, adding, “He’s very calm, collected, and I think he’s going to be an asset to our team.”

Lahiri did not have to blaze a trail to get here. The path he traveled was plotted by Arjun Atwal, who in 2010 became the first player from India to win a PGA Tour event. Before Atwal there was Jeev Milkha Singh, the first Indian to participate in the Masters. Singh climbed to a career high No. 29 in the world rankings in March 2009.

Great things are expected of Lahiri, who is getting a head start on his predecessors. Atwal was 37 when he won the Wyndham Championship, the same age as Singh when he crashed the world top 30.

[RandallT]

Just scrolled through the leaderboard of the WGC this weekend, and Lahiri was one of several I have never heard of. The one American I'd never heard of was: David Lipsky: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lipsky_(golfer)

Cool to see relative unknowns get their breaks in these big events.