Anirban Lahiri
Anirban Lahiri | |
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Alstom Open de France in 2015 | |
Personal information | |
Nickname | Baan |
Born | Pune, India | 29 June 1987
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Sporting nationality | India |
Residence | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S. |
Spouse |
Ipsa Jamwal Lahiri (m. 2014) |
Children | 2 |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2007 |
Current tour(s) | |
Asian Tour Order of Merit winner | 2015 |
Anirban Lahiri (born 29 June 1987) is an Indian
Early life
Lahiri hails from a Bengali family. He learned to play golf at the age of eight from his father, Dr. Tushar Lahiri, who was a physician with the armed forces and a recreational golfer.[5]
Professional career
Lahiri joined the Asian Tour in 2008. He picked up his first victory in 2011 at the Panasonic Open and his second victory in 2012 at the SAIL-SBI Open. His best finish on the Order of Merit came in 2014 with his maiden overseas win on the Asian Tour - CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters which he later followed up with another one at the Venetian Macau Open. He finished 3rd on the Order of Merit in 2013.
Lahiri broke into the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in March 2014 following a consistent season which included two victories on the Asian Tour.
Lahiri has also had a lot of success on the Professional Golf Tour of India, where he has won eleven events and the Order of Merit in 2009.[6]
The big break came for him when qualified for his maiden
In February 2015, Lahiri claimed his first official win on the
In August 2015 at the
Lahiri was named to the
Lahiri also qualified for the
In March 2022, Lahiri finished second at
LIV Golf
In August 2022, it was announced that Lahiri had joined LIV Golf.[18] At his first LIV Golf tournament, Lahiri finished in a three-way tie for first place at the LIV Golf Invitational Boston with Dustin Johnson and Joaquín Niemann. Lahiri lost the playoff to Johnson to finish second, earning $1,812,500 in the process.
Personal life
Lahiri is a resident of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.[19] He is of Bengali descent and speaks Bengali, Hindi and Punjabi in addition to English.[20] In May 2014, he married his long-time partner, Ipsa Jamwal. His personal interests include listening to music and computer gaming.[21]
Professional wins (18)
European Tour wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 Feb 2015 | Maybank Malaysian Open 1
|
−16 (70-72-62-68=272) | 1 stroke | Bernd Wiesberger |
2 | 22 Feb 2015 | Hero Indian Open 1
|
−7 (73-65-70-69=277) | Playoff | Shiv Chawrasia |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2015 | Hero Indian Open
|
Shiv Chawrasia | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Asian Tour wins (7)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 Apr 2011 | Panasonic Open (India)1 | −13 (65-71-68-71=275) | Playoff | Manav Jaini, Mardan Mamat |
2 | 25 Feb 2012 | SAIL-SBI Open1 | −14 (65-69-67-73=274) | Playoff | Prom Meesawat |
3 | 9 Mar 2013 | SAIL-SBI Open1 (2) | −15 (71-68-66-68=273) | Playoff | Rashid Khan |
4 | 27 Apr 2014 | CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters
|
−17 (70-69-64-68=271) | 1 stroke | Baek Seuk-hyun, Cameron Smith |
5 | 26 Oct 2014 | Venetian Macau Open
|
−17 (61-73-67-66=267) | 1 stroke | Scott Hend, Prom Meesawat |
6 | 8 Feb 2015 | Maybank Malaysian Open 2
|
−16 (70-72-62-68=272) | 1 stroke | Bernd Wiesberger |
7 | 22 Feb 2015 | Hero Indian Open 2
|
−7 (73-65-70-69=277) | Playoff | Shiv Chawrasia |
1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India
2Co-sanctioned by the
Asian Tour playoff record (4–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2011 | Panasonic Open (India) | Manav Jaini, Mardan Mamat | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 2012 | SAIL-SBI Open | Prom Meesawat | Won after concession on first extra hole |
3 | 2013 | SAIL-SBI Open | Rashid Khan | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
4 | 2015 | Hero Indian Open
|
Shiv Chawrasia | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
5 | 2016 | Venetian Macao Open
|
Pavit Tangkamolprasert | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Professional Golf Tour of India wins (14)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 27 Sep 2009 | Haryana Open | −10 (69-69-71-69=278) | 1 stroke | Chinnaswamy Muniyappa |
2 | 8 Nov 2009 | BILT Open | −20 (66-65-66-71= 268) | 7 strokes | Naman Dawar |
3 | 14 May 2010 | PGTI Players Championship (Aamby Valley) | −24 (65-65-67-67=264) | 6 strokes | Shamim Khan |
4 | 2 Jul 2010 | Aircel PGTI Players Championship (Oxford) | −21 (65-68-67-67=267) | 6 strokes | Himmat Rai |
5 | 30 Oct 2010 | BILT Open | −11 (68-68-71-70=277) | 4 strokes | Amardeep Malik |
6 | 11 Feb 2011 | Aircel PGTI Players Championship (Tollygunge) | −18 (68-65-65-64=270) | 8 strokes | Rashid Khan, Jyoti Randhawa |
7 | 2 Apr 2011 | Aircel PGTI Players Championship (Panchkula) | −14 (72-65-70-67=274) | 2 strokes | Mukesh Kumar |
8 | 9 Apr 2011 | Panasonic Open (India)1 | −13 (65-71-68-71=275) | Playoff | Manav Jaini, Mardan Mamat |
9 | 25 Feb 2012 | SAIL-SBI Open1 | −14 (65-69-67-73=274) | Playoff | Prom Meesawat |
10 | 9 Mar 2013 | SAIL-SBI Open1 (2) | −15 (71-68-66-68=273) | Playoff | Rashid Khan |
11 | 28 Jun 2013 | PGTI Players Championship (Oxford) | −10 (71-67-68-72=278) | Playoff | Shamim Khan |
12 | 5 Jul 2013 | Eagleburg Open | −20 (73-62-64-69=268) | 5 strokes | S. Chikkarangappa |
13 | 29 Dec 2013 | McLeod Russel Tour Championship | −17 (66-71-65-69=271) | 4 strokes | Rahil Gangjee |
14 | 1 Feb 2014 | Ahmedabad Masters | −14 (64-70-71-69=274) | 6 strokes | Rahil Gangjee |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Playoff record
LIV Golf Invitational Series playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2022 | LIV Golf Invitational Boston | Dustin Johnson, Joaquín Niemann | Johnson won with eagle on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | T49 | T42 | |||||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | |||||
The Open Championship | T31 | CUT | T30 | T68 | CUT | CUT | |
PGA Championship | CUT | T5 | CUT | 75 | CUT |
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | |||||
PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | |||
U.S. Open | CUT | ||||
The Open Championship | NT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2015 Open – 2016 Masters)
- Longest streak of top 10s – 1
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | T74 | C | CUT | 2 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Championship
|
T71 | T28 | |||
Match Play
|
T34 | T28 | |||
Invitational
|
T53 | T33 | T6 | ||
Champions | T28 | T40 |
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Asian Junior Golf Team Championship: 2005 (Team Gold Medal)[22]
- World Junior Golf Team Championship: 2005[23]
- Eisenhower Trophy: 2006[24]
- Doha Asian Games: 2006[25]
- Nomura Cup: 2007[26]
Professional
- World Cup (representing India): 2013, 2018
- EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2014, 2016, 2018
- Presidents Cup (representing the International team): 2015, 2017
See also
- 2014 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2015 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
- 2019 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates
- List of golfers with most Asian Tour wins
References
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- ^ Eisenhower Trophy (World Amateur Team Championship) Archived 27 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Always aiming higher
- ^ Nomura Cup (Asia Pacific Amateur Team Golf Championship) Archived 27 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Official website
- Anirban Lahiri at the Asian Tour official site
- Anirban Lahiri at the European Tour official site
- Anirban Lahiri at the PGA Tour official site
- Anirban Lahiri at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Profile on the Professional Golf Tour of India's official site