Anirban Lahiri finishes runner-up in Liv Golf at New Jersey, wins large paycheque

Anirban Lahiri finishes runner-up in Liv Golf at New Jersey, wins large paycheque [ad_1]

India's Anirban Lahiri earned a giant paycheque with a second-place end at LIV Golf Bedminster, firing an combination of 5-under on the occasion. Lahiri, the one Indian enjoying within the Liv Collection, shot rounds of 74-64-70, totalling 5-under and ending behind Australia's Cameron Smith (66-67-68), who aggregated 12-under.

Anirban Lahiri of Crushers GC hits his shot from a bunker on the fourth gap throughout day three of the LIV Golf Invitational.(Getty Photographs by way of AFP)

Smith's workforce Rippers additionally gained the workforce title whereas Lahiri's aspect, led by Bryson DeChambeau, was second. It was the third runner-up end for Lahiri on the LIV Golf Tour. He was second on the Boston Invitational in 2022 and once more completed runners-up in Adelaide. He earned $2.25 million for his second place however it additionally included $375,000 as his share of the prize cash within the workforce occasion.

Smith gained $4 million for his title triumph. This was the second runners-up end for Lahiri this season. He has had 4 extra top-20 finishes and is at the moment fifteenth within the Participant standings. Lahiri, ranging from the primary tee, dropped a shot on the second. He birdied the third, solely to drop one other shot on the sixth. He picked back-to-back bridies on the fifteenth and sixteenth for a 70 that gave him a complete of 5-under, which was seven behind the winner.

Lahiri had shot 7-under 64 on the second day, which had catapulted him into competition. Abraham Ancer dropped a late bogey on the primary gap - his sixteenth gap - and slipped to 3rd place at a complete of 4-under with a last spherical of 69. Final month in London, Smith gained the person title however his workforce, Rippers GC, got here up one stroke in need of forcing a playoff.

Smith's particular person successful margin is the most important in LIV Golf historical past, bettering the six-stroke victory by Bryson DeChambeau final week at Greenbrier. It additionally moved Smith into first place within the Particular person Champion factors standings.

With two regular-season occasions left, Smith now has a 21-point lead over three-time winner Talor Gooch as he seeks the season-long title. In addition to Smith's 68, the important thing contribution for the Rippers on Sunday got here from the 23-year-old Morgan, who bounced again from a second-round 78 to shoot 5-under 66.

The successful workforce of Rippers included Cameron Smith, Jediah Morgan, Matt Jones and Marc Leishman. The Crushers comprised Bryson DeChambeau, Anirban Lahiri, Charles Howell III and Paul Casey.

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