Dec 15, 2013. Young and focussed Anirban Lahiri finished T4 at the Thai Golf Championships in Chonburi in a pack that was led by Sergio Garcia, Henrik Stenson, Charl Schwartzel and Justin Rose. The Indian who has had three Asian Tour wins finished thirteen under par 275 in what can be described as some solid golf by the Bangalore-based golfer.
The final round mostly made up of pars for Lahiri saw a bogie on the 14th which pinched the scoring and allowed Justin Rose and Charl Schwartzel to move up.
Lahiri(71-64-67-73) played some great golf over these four days getting an eagle on 11th during round two. Tied 2nd with Henrik Stenson during the third round would have been a dream Lahiri wanted to see come true given how in-form Stenson has been. Playing with the leaders on the final round and being a part of that mix most certainly can be counted as learning for the youngster. However, he was disappointed with his final day game.
“It was a disappointing round. I don’t think I was as focused as I needed to be on the greens. I missed a lot of putts, especially on the back nine. I couldn’t get any momentum. Any time I hit a good shot, I would miss the putt. It was probably my worst round of golf in three tournaments, so not a great time but still happy with the way I played this week,” said Lahiri.
Spaniard Sergio Garcia shot four-under -par 68 to claim a sensational four-shot victory at the Thailand Golf Championship on Sunday.
The Ryder Cup star, who held an overnight four-shot advantage, held off world number three Henrik Stenson of Sweden, who also signed for a 68 in the US$1 million Asian Tour event at Amata Spring Country Club.
In a year which has seen him post 10 top-10s around the world, world number 19 Garcia, who is expected to rise to 10th in the world after picking up 38 world ranking points, produced some of his best golf to break his duck in front of massive galleries at the magnificent Amata Spring.
Henrik Stenson, winner of the European Tour’s Race to Dubai and PGA Tour’s FedExCup this season, trimmed the overnight lead by half at the turn but Garcia shifted into fifth gear with three successive birdies from the 10th hole to eventually cruise home comfortably and pick up his 21st Tour victory and fourth on the Asian Tour with his 22-under-par 266 winning aggregate.
“It was great, an amazing week …. obviously being the last week of the year and for having Katharina (Boehm) caddie for me,” said the 33-year-old, who had his girlfriend on caddying duty here.
Stenson, who has been enjoying dinners with Garcia throughout the week in Bangkok, lamented missed opportunities on eight and nine which would have drawn him level with the Spaniard.
“I’ve had a great year but coming here really on the fumes left in the tank, not too much going for me to perform in that sense. But I played really nicely yesterday and I was hanging in there today and I was just coming up a couple short,” said the Swede, who has won three times since August.
Playing in the last group with Garcia and Stenson,Anirban Lahiri got off to a bright start with a birdie on two but failed to build on any momentum with bogeys on eight and 14 leaving him in a share of fourth place.
