Golf: India
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2015
Lahiri 5th/ PGA Championship Kohler
The Times of India, August 19, 2015
Anirban Lahiri made a resounding statement for Indian golf when he recorded In dia's best-ever finish in a Major.
The 28-year-old golfer from Bengaluru finished tied fifth in the PGA Championship, the year's final Major, with rounds of 70, 67, 70 and 68 at Kohler, Wisconsin (US) which helped him eclipse Chandigarh pro Jeev Milkha Singh's tied ninth re sult at the same event in 2008. He was seven strokes behind eventu al winner Jason Day of Australia.
Golfers who Lahiri finished ahead of included the likes of Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson and several Major winners. Tiger Woods failed to even make the cut at the event.
Lahiri pocketed $367,000 (Rs 2.4 crore) -his second highest pay cheque after his Malaysian Open win ($500,000) earlier this year -and jumped from 53rd to 38th spot in the world rankings.
2016
Aditi 1st Indian to win LET title
2 big wins in 1 day for Indian golf Nov 14 2016 : The Times of India
Aditi Bags European Tour Title, Chawrasia Triumphs At Manila
A glass ceiling and a psychological barrier were both shattered by In dian golfers on Sunday Nov 13, 2016.
18-year-old Aditi Ashok beat off the challenge of the more experienced American Brittany Lincicome and Spain's Belen Mozo to win the Hero Women's Indian Open in Gurugram. In doing so, the Bengaluru girl became the first Indian woman to win a Ladies European Tour title.
Her win and a prize purse of $60,000 propelled her to the top spot in the Rookie of the Year rankings.
Chawrasia/ World Manila Masters
2 big wins in 1 day for Indian golf Nov 14 2016 : The Times of India
In Manila, the seasoned Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia, fighting off the challenge of a premium Asian Tour field at the $1 million Resorts World Manila Masters all week, pushed himself to a previously unknown level of attacking golf in the final round. He stormed to his first overseas win since he made the cut to play abroad in 2006.
The normally reticent Kolkatan, a regular winner at big-ticket events at home, pulled out all the stops in a three-way play-off between Malaysia's Nicholas Fung and US rookie Sam Chien for the $180,000 prize. “Haaro toh, attacking khel key haaro (If you are to lose, lose playing attacking golf). Finally , I was able to shift to that gear,“ he told TOI later.
2017
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Women's golf
ShopRite LPGA Classic, New Jersey
2017: Aditi, Sharmila tee up
Historic first: Aditi and Sharmila tee up at LPGA, June 1, 2017: The Times of India
This week's ShopRite LPGA Classic in New Jersey will mark a historic moment for Indian women's golf as Aditi Ashok and Sharmila Nicollet will be teeing up at the event for the first time ever.
Aditi, winner of the Hero Women's Indian Open among the two titles she bagged in her Rookie Year as a professional in 2016, has earned a special status on the LPGA.
Sharmila topped a unique twitter poll to gain one of the sponsors' berth in the USD 1.5 million event. Sharmila, who till a few years back played on the Ladies European Tour before losing her card due to injuries and loss of form, topped the poll, which was LPGA's way of popularising women's golf around the world. She won the poll. The Indian girl, who held the flag for Asia, topped the poll. Aditi has so far played five LPGA events and made cuts in four. Her best finish has been tied-42 so far, but it is clear that she is slowly but steadily adapting to the conditions in the USA.
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