India’s Anirban Lahiri finished his six-week stint in the USA on a somewhat disappointing note, missing the cut at the Players Championships at Ponte Vedra here, but he vowed to be back again. Lahiri, 27, carded 76 and 72 in his two rounds and was done in by couple of doubles and one triple bogey.
“I loved the course. It was one of the most beautiful golf courses and one of the best layouts I have ever played on. I will be much better prepared when I return. I still feel like my best is not too far away. I need to put together two or three solid rounds consecutively to get my confidence high again. Till then I’ll keep working hard and be patient about the results,” said Lahiri. He added he felt he had played decent, but just fell short at times. “I think I played better than what the scores suggest. I made some errors on a couple of holes and my putter worked in bits and pieces. So, I know a good week is around the corner,” he said.
Talking of his stint in the USA, Lahiri said: “It has been a great learning experience, these past few weeks. Playing Houston, Masters, Heritage, WGC Matchplay and the WGC Championships earlier on and then the Players. These were all a first for me. I made the cut on a couple of occasions, won a good match at Matchplay, came close on some occasions, so it taught me a lot.”
“I met a lot of players and feel more like I belong here after this stretch. Also I have played on both sides of the country and different weather and grasses. I will be even better prepared when I come back Memorial and the US Open later on.” Chris Kirk (70, 68, 68) took a one-shot lead over Kevin Kisner (73, 67, 67), Bill Haas (72, 67, 68) and Ben Martin (68, 71, 68).
