{"id":287107,"date":"2025-04-21T21:25:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T21:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/anirban-lahiri-opens-with-69-as-cantlay-leads-in-california\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T21:25:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T21:25:06","slug":"anirban-lahiri-opens-with-69-as-cantlay-leads-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/anirban-lahiri-opens-with-69-as-cantlay-leads-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Anirban Lahiri opens with 69 as Cantlay leads in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/data.indianexpress.com\/election2019\/track_1x1.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Anirban Lahiri opens with 69 as Cantlay leads in California\" title=\"Anirban Lahiri opens with 69 as Cantlay leads in California\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"pcl-full-content\">\n<p>Anirban Lahiri was off to a flying start with an eagle and a birdie in the first four holes but the Indian golfer couldn\u2019t keep the momentum going as he carded 3-under 69 in the opening round to be T-52nd at the American Express.<\/p>\n<p>Lahiri, who is playing his first event of 2022, managed just one more birdie after the first four holes and also dropped a shot at the La Quinta Country Club here on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><ev-engagement group-name=\"contentLogin\"\/><ev-engagement group-name=\"myNotification\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ev-meter-content ie-premium-content-block\">\n<p>He was placed T-52nd at the USD7.6 million PGA TOUR event in which the first three rounds will be played over three courses in California this week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"osv-ad-class\" style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2;height: 375px;margin-bottom: 15px;\">\n<p>Story continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>FedEx Cup champion Patrick Cantlay, who finished 2021 with wins at the BMW and Tour Championships, got off to a great start with a 10-under 62 and shared the lead with rookie Lee Hodges.<\/p>\n<p>The two leaders also played at La Quinta.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"custom-caption\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"759\" height=\"422\" class=\"lazyloading size-full wp-image-5233011\" data-lazy-type=\"lazyloading-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.indianexpress.com\/2018\/06\/lahiri-759.jpg\" alt=\"Anirban Lahiri, Shubhankar sharma India, Golf news, Memorial Tournament, sports news, Indian express\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/lahiri-759.jpg 759w, https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/lahiri-759.jpg?resize=450,250 450w, https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/lahiri-759.jpg?resize=600,334 600w, https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/lahiri-759.jpg?resize=728,405 728w, https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/lahiri-759.jpg?resize=150,83 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\"\/> Anirban Lahiri, who had five birdies against four bogeys for a 71, was done in by his middle two rounds of 76-75 after opening the week with a superb 67. (Source AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Asian challenge was led by K.H. Lee, who was tied for third at 64 at the Stadium Course, alongside Cameron Young, who shot the same score at La Quinta.<\/p>\n<p>The players who opened at La Quinta will play the Nicklaus Tournament Course on Friday and the adjacent Stadium Course on the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Lahiri, who has not had much success at the American Express in the last couple of times he has played here, next plays at Nicklaus Tournament Course and then Stadium Course.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"iframe-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/wp-content\/themes\/indianexpress\/images\/lazy_placeholder.gif\" data-lazy-type=\"iframe\" data-src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed-podcast\/show\/7J1hJosh2HnJcmY2IMVWbI\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The cut will be applied after 54 holes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"adboxtop adsizes\">\n<p>Story continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 30-year-old Lee hit 10 birdies en route a sizzling 8-under 64 to share third place as he seeks a second PGA TOUR title.<\/p>\n<p>Defending champion Si Woo Kim opened with a 68 at La Quinta following seven birdies, one bogey and one double bogey, while countryman Seungyul Noh (Stadium Course) and Chinese Taipei\u2019s C.T. Pan (Nicklaus Course) also returned 68s.<\/p>\n<p>Cantlay played the first seven holes in 7-under, making an eagle on the par-5 sixth and five birdies. He also had birdies on 11, 12 and 13 and closed with five straight pars. Brandt Snedeker with seven others was at 65 in tied-fifth place.<\/p>\n<p>World no. 1 Jon Rahm and Graeme McDowell shot 66 each at La Quinta.<\/p>\n<div class=\"adboxtop adsizes\">\n<p>Story continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Harry Higgs had a hole-in-one on the par-3 15th at La Quinta in a 66.<\/p>\n<p>Phil Mickelson, the host, was tied for last in the 156-player field after a 78 at La Quinta.<\/p>\n<p>His card included a quintuple-bogey ?nine\u2019 on the par-4 eighth after he twice hit his drives out of bounds on the right.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '444470064056909');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/sports\/golf\/anirban-lahiri-opens-with-69-as-cantlay-leads-in-california-7735486\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anirban Lahiri was off to a flying start with an eagle and a birdie in the first four holes but the Indian golfer couldn\u2019t keep the momentum going as he carded 3-under 69 in the opening round to be T-52nd at the American Express. 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