Anirban Lahiri was set to make a flying begin with an eagle and a birdie within the first 4 holes, however the Indian golfer couldn’t sustain the tempo as he carded 3-under 69 within the opening spherical of T-52 on American Express Was. ,
Lahiri, who’s enjoying his first competitors of 2022, managed only one extra birdie after the primary 4 holes and dropped a shot at La Quinta Country Club right here on Thursday.
He was ranked T-52 within the USD7.6 million PGA TOUR occasion, with the primary three rounds to be performed at three programs in California this week.
FedEx Cup champion Patrick Cantley, who ended 2021 with wins within the BMW and Tour championships, began off brilliantly at 10-under 62 and shared the lead with rookie Lee Hodges.
Both leaders additionally performed in La Quinta.
Anirban Lahiri, who had 5 birdies towards 4 bogeys for 71, began the week with an excellent 67 in two rounds of 67-75. (supply AP)
The Asian Challenge was led by Okay.H. Lee, who completed sixty fourth on the stadium course, completed third, together with Cameron Young, who scored the identical at La Quinta.
Opening gamers at La Quinta will play on the Nicklaus Tournament Course on Friday and the close by Stadium Course on the weekend.
Lahiri, who hasn’t had a lot success right here at American Express in current instances, performs the following recreation on the Nicklaus Tournament Course after which the Stadium Course.
The reduce will likely be made after 54 holes.
Lee, 30, shot 10 birdies throughout an 8-under 64 to share third in his quest for a second PGA Tour title.
Defending champion Si Woo Kim scored 68 runs at La Quinta after seven birdies, a bogey and a double bogey, whereas nation’s Seungyul Noh (Stadium Course) and Chinese Taipei’s Siti Pan (Nicklaus Course) additionally scored 68 runs.
Cantley performed the primary seven holes at 7-under, making a par-5 sixth and an eagle on 5 birdies. He additionally made birdies on 11, 12 and 13 and closed with 5 straight passes. Brandt Snedekar was tied-fifth with seven others at sixty fifth.
World no. 1 Jon Rahm and Graeme McDowell scored 66-66 at La Quinta.
Harry Higgs had a hole-in-one in La Quinta in a par-3 Fifteenth-place 66 in 66.
Host Phil Mickelson was tied final in a 156-player subject after 78 at La Quinta.
His card included a quintuple-bogie ‘9’ on a par-4 eighth, when he twice hit his drive out from the proper.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
