Anirban Lahiri shot one of the best rounds of his fledgling PGA Tour career with a bogey free seven-under 65 at the Memorial and then waited for over three hours to see whether his clubhouse target of 10-under would hold out for one of the most stunn
Anirban Lahiri
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Anirban Lahiri shot one of the best rounds of his fledgling PGA Tour career with a bogey free seven-under 65 at the Memorial and then waited for over three hours to see whether his clubhouse target of 10-under would hold out for one of the most stunning wins this season.
In the end, he finished Tied-second, as Jason Dufner found a second wind on the back nine and won by three.
The 29-year-old Lahiri, who came into the week following a streak of three missed cuts and a ranking that was fast dropping, had the best card for the day as he rose from over night T-27 to finished at 10-under 272. It was a score that stayed as the clubhouse target as the players grappled with a weather delay and a golf course that became demanding before rain softened it late in the day.
Dufner, who had a record 36-hole score of 14-under before plummeting to five-over 77 on the third, turned in nine-under after three birdies and three bogeys on front nine.
Jack Nicklaus
He steadied himself on the back stretch with birdies on 10th (which brought him level with Lahiri) and then moved ahead with further birdies on 12th, 15th and 18th to cruise to a three-shot with over the Indian and Rickie Fowler, whose bogeys on 14th and 18th saw him to come down from a challenging 12-under to 10-under.
Around the time Lahiri was finishing, Jack Nicklaus, the tournament host was in the commentary box. He said, "He is a very fine young man and plays well. He is a member at the Bears Club."
Lahiri is a member at Nicklaus’ Bears Club, close to his place in Florida. Lahiri said, "It feels great to have my best at Mr Nicklaus’ event. He has been very kind to Ipsa and me ever since we met him."
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