{"id":39302,"date":"2022-05-19T03:03:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T03:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=39302"},"modified":"2022-05-19T03:03:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T03:03:08","slug":"india-s-anirban-lahiri-excited-to-be-back-in-a-major-thanks-to-early-arrival-of-baby-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=39302","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Anirban Lahiri excited to be back in a Major, thanks to early arrival of baby boy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-39301\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Anirban_Lahiri-Golf-PGA.jpg\" alt=\"Anirban Lahiri Golf PGA\" style=\"display: block; margin: 8px auto;\" width=\"762\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Anirban_Lahiri-Golf-PGA.jpg 762w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Anirban_Lahiri-Golf-PGA-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Anirban_Lahiri-Golf-PGA-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Anirban_Lahiri-Golf-PGA-696x466.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/>Oklahoma<\/strong>: With the stork having arrived early with baby No. 2, Anirban Lahiri is relieved and excited he can tee up in the PGA Championship starting on Thursday in what will be his first major appearance in nearly three years.<\/p>\n<p>The Indian star\u2019s participation in the season\u2019s second major at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma was hanging in the balance as his wife, Ipsa was due to deliver their son on May 22 \u2013 the final round of the PGA Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Baby boy, Avyaan arrived safely and ahead of schedule on Monday, which allowed Lahiri to be by his wife\u2019s side to welcome the new addition to the family. The 34-year-old then flew out to Tulsa on Tuesday night for some last-minute preparation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAvyaan did arrive early \u2026 he was due this coming Sunday and it always looked like he was going to come early. Ipsa had gone to a doctor\u2019s appointment on the Thursday of Wells Fargo Championship (two weeks ago) and the doctor told us he could arrive that weekend, and that was why I withdrew from Byron Nelson last week,\u201d said Lahiri.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just glad he came early and I\u2019m grateful he\u2019s healthy, Ipsa is doing well and I\u2019m now going to be able to make it in time to play the PGA. Everything seems to have worked out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lahiri said he was always prepared to withdraw from the PGA to be with his wife for the delivery, even though he has not seen action in the majors since the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFamily comes first,\u201d he said. \u201cI made a mental note that if Avyaan came any later than Tuesday morning, I would have withdrawn. The greatest moment until the last couple of days ago was when our daughter came into our lives (in 2019) and it trumps anything that I can accomplish on the golf course. I\u2019m so glad I was there with my wife when my boy came.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lahiri has enjoyed a resurgence in his game since making the slightest of tweaks to his irons by adding 3.5 grams of weight to the clubheads prior to the start of THE PLAYERS Championship in March, which is the PGA TOUR\u2019s flagship tournament. It sparked a stunning run of form where he led into the final round at TPC Sawgrass before finishing runner-up to Cameron Smith of Australia, earning a career high US$2.18 million.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, he has finished T13, T66, T15 and T6 and risen to 47th place on the FedExCup points list and 12th on the International Team rankings to play in the Presidents Cup later this year. A return to the PGA Championship also brings back good memories as he posted a tied fifth finish in the 2015 edition at Whistling Straits, which remains as India\u2019s best performance by a male golfer in a major championship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I\u2019m playing well and going into a major with some good form behind me always helps. I\u2019m really excited as it\u2019s been a while since I\u2019ve played in a major. Pebble Beach was a while ago and I didn\u2019t really play my best then,\u201d said Lahiri.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told my caddie (Tim Giuliano) to go ahead and scope out the golf course earlier in the week. I haven\u2019t really practiced that much as we had a couple of false alarms last week and my mind was pre-occupied. However, I feel pretty fresh heading to Tulsa and I\u2019ll have a full day\u2019s opportunity to prepare. I\u2019m looking forward to it,\u201d added the Indian, who plays the first round at 12.36pm alongside Tim Feenstra of U.S. and Korea\u2019s K.H. Lee, who defended his AT&amp;T Byron Nelson title on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oklahoma: With the stork having arrived early with baby No. 2, Anirban Lahiri is relieved and excited he can tee up in the PGA Championship starting on Thursday in what will be his first major appearance in nearly three years. 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