With a string of mixed results, Indian golfer Anirban lahiri will carry on his PGA Tour challenge at the $7.3 million Wells Fargo Championship starting here on Thursday.
The 28-year-old Indian, playing his first full season on the PGA Tour, has not been able to make a breakthrough despite leading at one event and being close to Top-10 many more times. last week after the Monday finish at Zurich Classic, lahiri said his game was looking good and it was a question of things falling into place one of these weeks and sounded confident after a two-week break following the Masters.
He spent time with his long-time coach, Vijay Divecha, who flew in from India.
lahiri, who is currently No 55 in World Rankings, needs to stay in Top-60 to make the US Open next month, but will miss the Players Championship next week, unless he wins this week. This season, lahiri has made the cut in nine of the 12 starts and his best came in the first event, the CIMB Classic in Malaysia, where he was Tied 21st.
The strong field is headed by Adam Scott and includes three others in the top 10 in the FedExCup standings. Defending champion Rory McIlroy is among six of the top-10 in the world playing at the Quail Hollow Club this week.
Shiv, Atwal tee up in Morocco
Rabat (Morocco): Riding high on a Top-5 finish at the Panasonic Open in Japan, Indian golfer Shiv Kapur will tee up this week at The Trophée Hassan II golf tournament in Morocco.
Kapur, who is still searching for his maiden win on the European Tour, will have senior colleague Arjun Atwal for company at the event. Kapur, who missed his European Tour card in 2015, is fighting to regain it, while Atwal, a former PGA Tour winner, has a sponsor's invitation. Atwal has against his name three European Tour titles.
Also Young Indian golfer Aditi Ashok, who had created a sensation by winning the lalla Aicha Tour School in Marrakech last year, is all set to tee up at lalla Meryem Cup in Rabat. The field also includes Vani Kapoor, who has a sponsors' invite to the event while Sharmila Nicollet, who is attempting a comeback from injury is way down on the reserve list.