Anirban lone Indian in top 100

24 June, 2014: It is week 25 of the season and as per the latest rankings issued on 22 June, Anirban Lahiri is the only Indian to find a place in the top 100. With limited success in recent weeks, our top golfers have given away some space this past week. Shiv Kapur is ranked 169, while Gaganjeet Bhullar is down at 231.

Here is a list of Indian golfers ranked inside the top 1000 professionals in the world.

India’s top ranked golfer is riding a good season and it is no surprise that he has broken into the top 100. He is up 36 spots from his ranking of 111 at the end of last year.

Another golfer who has made impressive strides is Rashid Khan – who has leapt to 314 from 600^th in the rankings last year. In contrast, Bhullar has lost ground, giving away nearly 100 places to drop from 148 to 231.

Jeev Milkha Singh has suffered a big slip – dropping to 662 from his rank of 287 at the end of last year. SSP Chowrasia though has climbed up from 409 to 353 as we near the midway point of this season.

Chiragh Kumar brings up the rear end of this list, having slipped down from 677^th at the end of last season to 739^th in the Official World Golf Rankings. Shubhankar Sharma could enter the charts soon, as he has made good progress to jump from 1508 last year to 1028 this week.

Reporting by Anand Datla

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