Pontevedrabeach
Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri is feeling recharged and raring to get back to the course after getting an unexpected two day break at the weather-hit USD 20 million PLAYERS Championship.
Lahiri, who had a superb 5-under 67 in the first round, managed to finish his round on Thursday itself, but with continuous poor weather disrupting play the first round actually got over only on Saturday.
Lahiri’s second round is yet to begin with the last three days witnessing over 4.5 inches of rain at the venue.
Playing his fifth week in a row, Lahiri looked at this as a blessing in disguise as the rest has recharged him and he gets to start his second round only on Sunday morning at the flagship event, which is now confirmed for a Monday finish.
”It’s been a good couple of days off. It’s nice to be on what seems like the good side of the draw, and also nice to get some rest as this is my fifth week in a row. It is a welcome break,” Lahiri said.
”Friday, I didn’t do too much, just stayed home, ate, rested and stretched while today, I watched the India vs Sri Lanka second cricket test match on TV in the morning and once the weather cleared up, I got to the golf course, hit some shots and some putts. I wanted to get a taste of the change in conditions due to the wind and temperature.” The highly challenging Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass has not been great for Lahiri over the years.
In five appearances at THE PLAYERS, he has missed four cuts and finished tied 74th in 2019. His form has also been below his expectations this season, with seven missed cuts in 12 starts and a best of T40 to show.
Lahiri is ready for the conditions which are forecasted to be between 2 to 12 degrees Celsius and winds of up to 35kph. On Thursday, Lahiri had revealed that adding 3.5 grams of weight onto his irons’ clubheads this week has provided him with greater accuracy with his approach to the greens where he ranked second after the completion of the first round.
