Players Championship Leader Anirban Lahiri on What a Win Would Mean to the Indian Nation: ‘Makes a Huge Difference’

The Top 30 FedEx standing players are part of the field at the 2022 PLAYERS Championship. Yet the Indian professional golfer Anirban Lahiri is currently leading the field, with a one-shot lead. 

“It would be huge,” said Lahiri. He was talking about the impact his lead at the PLAYERS Championship would make in India. “It makes a big difference because people get to watch me play.” 

The Every Shot Live, a new initiative from the PGA Tour, lets the audience choose which player they are interested in watching and provides every shot of the chosen player. 

He further explained that his friends and family always complain about not being able to see him, even when he plays well. “And this week they can tune in and see as many shots as they like and every shot if they’d like,” added Lahiri. “I think that makes a huge difference.” 

The Indian golfer seemed excited to know that his loved ones would be able to see him playing. After all, he knows that his people could see him play well at one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world.

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After the end of the third round at the PLAYERS, Lahiri tops the leaderboard with an overall score of 9-under. He is in a one-shot lead from four other golfers, including Sam Burns and Paul Casey who are tied for the second position.

Anirban Lahiri mentions what golf means to him

In one of his tweets, Dan Rapaport of Golf Digest shared with the golf world what the Indian golfer thinks of the sport. 

According to the tweet, the golfer does meditation for 30 minutes for his life. Lahiri said, “Golf is just something that I do.” The Golf Digest reporter seemed impressed with Lahiri’s answer as he added, “We should all be more like Anirban Lahiri,” in his tweet. 

Golf in India isn’t as widely followed as some other sports. However, Lahiri grew up to love golf and find success in it. It certainly would be a proud moment for the country as he could make it to the Players Championship, the so-called fifth major.

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