Anirban Lahiri
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This was a terrific season for Anirban Lahiri, who clinched his first overseas title in Indonesia to enter the top 100 in the world. He won the Macau Open too. The Bangalore golfer rose to the No. 1 rank in Asia in 2014, helping him bag the Arjuna Award. Marrying long-time girlfriend Ipsa Jamwal brought in much luck for the 27-year-old, who qualified for the European Tour for the first time in his career. The World No. 64 also earned a British Open berth. His accomplishments prompted Forbes magazine to include him in their top-100 celebrity list. | This was a terrific season for Anirban Lahiri, who clinched his first overseas title in Indonesia to enter the top 100 in the world. He won the Macau Open too. The Bangalore golfer rose to the No. 1 rank in Asia in 2014, helping him bag the Arjuna Award. Marrying long-time girlfriend Ipsa Jamwal brought in much luck for the 27-year-old, who qualified for the European Tour for the first time in his career. The World No. 64 also earned a British Open berth. His accomplishments prompted Forbes magazine to include him in their top-100 celebrity list. | ||
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| + | In the last couple of years, Lahiri has become the poster boy of Indian golf with his consistent performances at home and overseas. The 27-year-old won two titles on the Asian Tour last year and another pair in a span of three weeks on the European Tour earlier this year to break into the top-100 of the World Rankings. The Bengaluru-based professional's feats also helped him become the Asia No. 1 and the third Indian after Jeev Milkha Singh and Arjun Atwal to appear in the Augusta Masters.Now ranked No. 35 in the world, he has set his sights on bagging a berth on the USPGA Tour.Sky's the limit. | ||
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2014
Dec 31 2014
(GOLF)
This was a terrific season for Anirban Lahiri, who clinched his first overseas title in Indonesia to enter the top 100 in the world. He won the Macau Open too. The Bangalore golfer rose to the No. 1 rank in Asia in 2014, helping him bag the Arjuna Award. Marrying long-time girlfriend Ipsa Jamwal brought in much luck for the 27-year-old, who qualified for the European Tour for the first time in his career. The World No. 64 also earned a British Open berth. His accomplishments prompted Forbes magazine to include him in their top-100 celebrity list.
2015
The Times of India, May 9, 2015
In the last couple of years, Lahiri has become the poster boy of Indian golf with his consistent performances at home and overseas. The 27-year-old won two titles on the Asian Tour last year and another pair in a span of three weeks on the European Tour earlier this year to break into the top-100 of the World Rankings. The Bengaluru-based professional's feats also helped him become the Asia No. 1 and the third Indian after Jeev Milkha Singh and Arjun Atwal to appear in the Augusta Masters.Now ranked No. 35 in the world, he has set his sights on bagging a berth on the USPGA Tour.Sky's the limit.
