Anirban Lahiri. File pic
Potomac, MD, May 4: Anirban Lahiri has been trending well over these past few weeks, especially since the Players Championship, where was he a close second for his best finish ever on the PGA Tour. Since then he added Top-15 finishes in Texas and in Mexico last week.
Lahiri is coming with the confidence of playing well. He knows the game is in order and it is a question of keeping the errors done and he has the ability to string birdies in a stretch.
Paired with Camilo Villegas, who is one of the vice captains for the Presidents Cup, Lahiri will be keen to showcase his game and current form. Lahiri is right 12th on the standings for the International Team. The third player in the group is Henrik Norlander, a friend, who helped also the Indian amateur Avani Prashanth with a caddie for Augusta National Women’s Amateur championship. The trio tees off at 7.12 am from the tenth tee.
The US $ 9 million event has a strong field led by defending champion Rory McIlroy, Abraham Ancer, Marc Leishman, Tony Finau, Matt Wolff, Keegan Bradley, Zach Johnson, Charl Schwartzel, Matt Fitzpatrick, Sergio Garcia, Gary Woodland, Jason Day, Paul Casey, Cam Davis and Matt Wallace.
McIlroy leads the field as the defending champion but he’ll be putting his game to the test at TPC Potomac at Avenal Farm for the first time. He is rested since an inspiring and career-best solo second at the Masters and he will be looking at a solid result.
For the second time in five editions, the Wells Fargo Championship will be contested on a course other than its primary so that Quail Hollow Club can continue preparing for another premier event. In 2017, Quail Hollow was the host of the PGA Championship. This September, it’ll be the stage for the Presidents Cup for which Lahiri wants to make the International Team.
The TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm has not hosted the Wells Fargo Championship, but it’s not a stranger to the PGA TOUR and its sanctioned circuits.
