Anirban Lahiri is a professional golfer of India who plays currently bat the PGA Tour and Asian Tour. He is a dedicated and hard-working professional who has won several recognitions for his country and himself making all of us proud. He committed to the Asian Tour in 2008 and till then he has reached new heights of success.
Anirban Lahiri Early Life
Anirban Lahiri is the son of Dr. Tushar Lahiri and he learned to play golf at a very early age of 8 years old. His father is a general physician of the armed forces and he is the one who encouraged, introduced and supported him in order to become a successful golfer in his life. His father exclaims that he used to pick up the golf balls for him and he used to play with them for 15 minutes before the night crept in. this is when he realized his son’s passion for the sports and it all began from there.
Anirban Lahiri Personal Life
He was born on 29th June 1987 in Pune, Maharashtra. However, he currently resides in Bangalore. He comes from high-class background and although his descent is Bengali he can fluently speak Punjabi and English. He is quite adaptable and adjustable to several cultures and food which he considers as a bonus aspect of an army kid. He is proud of his nationality and culture and he feels that every army kid has a feeling for the nation which is entirely personal yet common to all of them. He married his love Ipsa Jamwal in 2014.
Anirban Lahiri Professional Life
He began to play as a professional golfer in the year 2008 when he enrolled himself in the Asian Tour. In 2009 he won 11 events in the Professional Golf Tour Of India and also an Order Of Merit in the same year. He appeared victorious in the Panasonic Open in the year 2011 and in 2012 he claimed his 2nd victory in the SAIL-SBI Open. He ranked 3rd on the order merit in 2013. He won the Asian Tour – CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters and also the Venetian Macau Open in the year 2014.
The year 2014 was quite a consistent season for him which comprised of 2 Asian Tour wins and he also participated for the 1st time in the top 100 of Official World Golf Ranking. In the year 2015, he claimed his very 1st victory in the European Tour of the Maybank Malaysian Open. In the same year, he won a second event in the same European Tour. He was labeled as the new aspiring golfer to watch after his successive wins and amazing performances. In the PGA Championship of 2015, he came to a tie for the 5th place thereby setting a record as the most number of completion by an Indian professional golfer at all times. In 2016 he qualified for the Summer Olympics thereby claiming a spot among the 60 players to complete the Golf Course in Rio.
Honors
- He was named at the President’s Cup squad in the year 2015 becoming the first Indian to ever be honored by it
Anirban Lahiri Achievements
- In September 2009, he won the Haryana Open and in the same year in November he won the BLIT Open.
- In 20101 he won the PGTI Players Championship and BLIT Open.
- In 2012 he won the SAIL-SBI Open.
- In 2013 he won the PGTI Players Championship, PGTI Eagleburg Open, and McLeod Russel Tour Championship.
- In 2015 he won the Hero Indian Open.
Physical Measurements
Height: 175CM
Weight: 80KG
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Anirban Lahiri Personal Information
Full Name: Anirban Lahiri
Age: 32 years
Date of Birth: 29th June 1987
Hometown: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Religion: Hinduism
Hobbies
Listening to music and playing computer video games.
Favorite Food
Sushi, Sashimi and Mutton Curry
Anirban Lahiri Net worth
Anirban Lahiri’s Net Worth is estimated to be $1.25 billion(Approx)
Controversy
Anirban Lahiri pulled himself out from the Korn Ferry Tour in order to be with his family who stayed in Florida as they were threatened by Hurricane Dorian. This brought him at the centre of some controversy, questioning his commitment.
Social Media Profiles
Anirban Lahiri Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anirbanlahirigolf/
Anirban Lahiri Twitter: https://twitter.com/anirbangolf?lang=en
Anirban Lahiri Instagram: https://www.beautiful-instagram.club/instagram/banstaa
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