{"id":18246,"date":"2013-11-01T10:45:23","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T10:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=18246"},"modified":"2013-11-01T10:45:23","modified_gmt":"2013-11-01T10:45:23","slug":"lahiri-sets-sights-on-golden-prize-at-the-50th-indian-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=18246","title":{"rendered":"Lahiri sets sights on golden prize at the 50th Indian Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Delhi<\/strong>: Anirban Lahiri will hold no fear when he vies for the prestigious 50th Hero Indian Open title at the intimidating and challenging Delhi Golf Club (DGC) next week.<\/p>\n

<\/span>The tree-lined and narrow Delhi Golf Club is rated as one of the most difficult golf courses on the Asian Tour but Lahiri has enjoyed huge success on the course where he won three Asian Tour titles.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of the players fear DGC, it\u2019s probably one of the feared courses on Tour. I\u2019m comfortable at the Delhi Golf Club. For me, the Indian Open has been good, moving from one favourite venue to another. I\u2019m looking forward to a win,\u201d smiled Lahiri.<\/p>\n

Lahiri said that winning his National Open remains as one of his top priorities in his golfing career. He has enjoyed some measure of success in the Hero Indian Open in the past, finishing tied third, 15th and fifth in 2009, 2011 and 2012 respectively.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a historic event. Everyone mention it\u2019s such an important event for the Indians, there is so much history and tradition behind it. It\u2019s like a major for all of us. I know Jeev (Milkha Singh) even he wants to win the Indian Open before he retires.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what it means to someone like Jeev who has won so many events around the world. Being the 50th year, it\u2019s going to be special. It\u2019s one of the longest running in Asia and one of our biggest,\u201d said the 26-year-old Lahiri.<\/p>\n

He said the Indian Open has played a huge part in launching the careers of many Indian golfers including three-time winner Jyoti Randhawa, Arjun Atwal, who is the first Indian to win on the PGA Tour and C. Muniyappa.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would be very special if I can win it. When I was playing junior golf, everyone wanted to turn amateur very quickly as the top amateurs get to play in the Indian Open. It\u2019s a very special event even to play as an amateur. We tried our heart out as an amateur just to play and to win it would be absolutely fantastic.<\/p>\n

Lahiri recalls his first experience of watching and playing in the Indian Open. \u201cI was a spectator and it was good, it was probably in 1999 when Arjun won it in Royal Calcutta. I was probably 11 or 12. It was a lot of fun. The first Indian Open that I played wasn\u2019t so much fun. It was my first pro event in 2007. I didn\u2019t play too well and missed the cut. Mixed memories!\u201d<\/p>\n

Lahiri praised the commitment from Mr. Pawan Munjal, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Hero MotoCorp Ltd.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr Munjal is one of those pillars of golf in India. He\u2019s always been there to support us and help us forward. He showed a lot of faith and believes in us. When someone like Mr Munjal shows belief in you and your ability by sponsoring you or giving an invite, it means a lot as they believe you can do it and that really helps.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really grateful that I\u2019m now associated with Hero for four years. It\u2019s been a fantastic association. My golf has turned around in the last three to four years and I\u2019m happy with the support that I\u2019ve got from Hero,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In one of the strongest ever fields to assemble at the Delhi Golf Club from November 7-10, multiple Asian Tour winner Atwal, who was the Asian number one in 2003, Korea\u2019s Baek Seuk-hyun, local heroes Bhullar, Shiv Kapur and Bangladeshi Siddikur will be amongst the leading stars challenging for the Golden anniversary title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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