MISSISSIPPI: Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri has maintained his rich vein of form to shoot a flawless 6-under 66 at the Sanderson Farms Championship for tied seventh place, two off the lead, after the opening round.
Four players — Charley Hoffman, Kevin Chappell, Jimmy Walker and defending champion Sebastian Munoz — carded matching 64s to share the early lead on Thursday. Lahiri hit 15 greens in regulation and converted birdie putts on Hole Nos. 3, 7, 10, 12, 14 and 15. Riding a hot putter, he drained putts of 24 feet on the seventh hole and from 32 feet on the 12th hole.
"Obviously confidence is up. I feel like I'm playing really well. I like this golf course. Last year was my first time here, and I really like the way it sets up. It reminds me a lot of the tracks I grew up playing in Asia. Conditions were great and I enjoyed myself out there," said Lahiri, who finished T45 last season.
The 33-year-old enjoyed a first top-10 in nearly two years at last week's Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship and carried his new-found confidence to this week's PGA Tour stop at Country Club of Jackson by firing six birdies against no bogeys. IANS
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