Meditation, family time refresh Lahiri ahead of Sony Open

Ace Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri starts his 2020 season at the Sony Open here, fresh after spending a lot of time with his family and also a stint of meditation which he has always found soothing and refreshing.

Lahiri, who earned his PGA Tour card after coming through the Korn Ferry Finals, will start at the Sony Open as he plays the first two rounds with Brian Stuard and Tom Hoge.

"Off season was great. I took a lot of time off to spend it with family and also spent some time on the mind. I meditated and got away from the noise for around 10 days in December," he said.

As for his game, he added, "I couldn't spend much time with (coach) Vijay (Divecha) so we went back and forth on video quite a bit. That was good, too. Also, I played a lot of rounds and had a few games with some of the other Florida resident PGA Tour pros in December. So I am feeling fresh and raring to go."
On the course in Hawaii for the Sony Open, he said, "The course looks good. Much softer than usual with all the rain they have got recently. It is extremely windy out here. Average wind speeds everyday are over 35kmph so controlling spin and distance will be very important."