Anirban lifts LG Eagleton Amateur Golf Championship

Bangalore, June 15 (UNI) Maintaining his tempo right to the end India's top amateur Anirban Lahiri shot a two under 70 to clinch the LG Eagleton Amateur Golf Championship title here today.

Lahiri finished with a tournament tally of 15-under 273, 13 strokes clear of his nearest rival Raj Randhawa who shot a pathetic six over 78 to finish second at 286.

Local lad Chikkarangappa fired a final round of level par 72 to finish third at 288, while Abhishek Jha finished tied fourth with Simarjeet Singh at 289, after shooting a final round of two under 70. Simarjeet shot a one over 73 today.

Lahiri's round was surprisingly a tale of misses. He started with a birdie on the first but dropped shots on the fifth and seventh.

However birdies on the sixth, eighth and ninth saw him make the turn at two under. On the back nine, Lahiri dropped shots on the 11th and 13th but recovered to fire birdies on the 14th and 16th to run away with the title.

"It was surprisingly windy today and it affected my driving," said Lahiri who won his home tournament for the first time in three attempts.

Scores (After 72 holes): 273 Anirban Lahiri (66, 67, 70, 70); 286 Raj Randhawa (71, 70, 67, 78); 288 Chikkarangappa (71, 71, 74, 72); 289 Abhishek Jha (75, 72, 72, 70), Simarjeet Singh (72, 74, 70, 73); 290 Amanjyot Singh (75, 72, 71, 72); 291 Saurab Bahuguna(68, 76, 72, 75), Moin Malak (70, 74, 71, 76); 292 K Prabagaran (71, 74, 72, 75), Gagan Verma (73, 74, 72, 73), HS Kang (69, 74, 71,78), Akshay Butta (73, 75, 72, 72).

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