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India’s Anirban Lahiri came agonizingly close to a maiden PGA Tour victory when he finished solo second to Cameron Smith of Australia at The Player Championship following a pulsating finish at TPC Sawgrass. Lahiri grabbed a one-shot lead into the final round at TPC Sawgrass in the PGA Tour’s flagship US$20 million tournament but a closing 3-under 69 saw him finish one shy of Smith, who secured his fifth career victory and second of the season with a superb 66 and a winning total of 13-under 275.
It was the 34-year-old’s second career runner-up finish following the 2017 Memorial Tournament and pushed him up to 45th position on the FedExCup after picking up 330 points. Lahiri also earned a staggering US$2.18 million in prize money, his career-best. “I want to win. I’ve been here seven years; haven’t gotten over the line yet. That’s definitely a monkey I want to get off my back. Today was as good an opportunity as any,” said a disappointed Lahiri, who was bidding to become the second Indian after Arjun Atwal to win on the PGA Tour.
