Lahiri wins Eagleburg Open with a 5-stroke win

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Press Trust of India Bangalore
Last Updated : Jul 05 2013 | 3:35 PM IST
Anirban Lahiri posted a determined three-under-69 in the final round to record an emphatic five-stroke victory at the PGTI - Eagleburg Open at his home course, the Eagleton Golf Resort, near Bangalore.
Lahiri totaled 20-under-268 for the tournament. Chikkarangappa S, another local lad from Eagleton, fired a 68 in the final round to finish runner-up with a total score of 15-under-273.
Lahiri (73-62-64-69), had an eventful start to the day. He birdied the first from 25 feet, dropped bogeys on the next two holes and came back with a birdie on the fourth where he found the par-5 green in two shots.
The crowd favourite then consolidated his position with birdies on the sixth, ninth and 10th. Lahiri holed a 15-footer on the ninth and chipped it from the bunker within three feet of the pin on the 10th.
Anirban then had a momentary downslide as he dropped bogeys on the 12th and 14th holes after finding the bunker and missing up and down on both occasions.
He finally sealed it with birdies on the 15th and 17th. The 26-year-old converted a 25-footer for his final birdie of the day on the 17th.
"It's great to win at my home course at last. I started well today but then a bad lie on the second and a wrong club selection on the third tee led to bogeys.
"I came back well thereafter but got a little complacent in the early stages of the back-nine to drop two more bogeys. I was happy that I managed to close it out with two birdies at the end to ensure a big victory margin," said Lahiri.
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First Published: Jul 05 2013 | 3:35 PM IST

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