Anirban Lahiri within striking distance of getting back his PGA Tour card

Lahiri, who is playing with Viktor Hovland and Cameron Percy, was tied-5th, only three shots behind the current leader Tyler Duncan and Grayson Murray. Starting from tenth, Lahiri shot three birdies in the 10th, 15th, and 16th on the second stretch of the Hillcrest Country Club. On the front nine, he birdied the sole Par-5 on 16th. 

“I have been playing well and last week at Nationwide Children things came together and it was nice to be in somewhat contention at one stage. That’s a feeling I have not had for some time. So it was good. The work during the summer with my coach, Vijay (Divecha) is showing now and hopefully things are turning around,” Lahiri told PTI.

This performance puts Lahiri close to earning one of the 25 cards available from the three-event finals. A decent finish to the week should lock down his Tour card, giving him the opportunity to improve his priority status when it comes to the Tour Championships next week.

Things, however, did not start well for Shubhankar Sharma, who was two-over after six holes playing with David Lipsky, former Asia No. 1 and Billy Kennerly.