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Pursuing his first person win with LIV Golf, Anirban Lahiri of India performed a bogey-free 2nd spherical at 7-under 64 on Saturday and holds a two-shot lead at LIV Golf Virginia on Saturday in Gainesville, Va.
A runner-up 4 occasions with LIV Golf, Lahiri sank seven birdies and made a 39-foot par putt on No. 16, then completed robust with a par on No. 18 after touchdown within the tough. On the 18th, he needed to stand up and down from a distance of greater than 100 yards.
“Yeah, those felt like birdies as well,” Lahiri mentioned of his spectacular end to the day at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. “I think the first 15 holes was about as solid as I could have played. I missed a few putts and I still made quite a lot of birdies.
“Then 16, I used to be looking to hit like an in-between 9-iron and I attempted to compress it a bit bit an excessive amount of, and everybody else noticed what took place. It used to be great to make that putt.”
Veterans Bubba Watson, Martin Kaymer and Graeme McDowell — who are also chasing their first individual LIV Golf win — are at 9-under par entering Sunday’s final round, just two shots behind the leader.
“It’s at all times just right to be as regards to the lead, have an opportunity at the final day,” Watson said. “Looking ahead to it. Looking ahead to the problem of this golfing path. … You hit your motive force just right, you hit your irons in the proper spots, you might have an opportunity to play this golfing path.”
RangeGoats GC captain Watson birdied Nos. 17 and 18, then closed his round with pars on Nos. 1 and 2 en route to a 6-under 65. Kaymer, who shared the first-round lead with Crushers GC captain Bryson DeChambeau, shot a 4-under 67 to keep himself firmly in the running.
Meanwhile, McDowell notched three straight birdies on Nos. 15-17 to put himself in contention with a 5-under 66. He’ll play the final round with Lahiri and Watson.
“I’m excited to be up there (at the leaderboard),” McDowell said. “I’m excited to provide myself most likely my first alternative on LIV. I’ve underachieved a great deal to this point in my profession out right here. Certainly be expecting extra of myself.”
Joaquin Niemann, DeChambeau and Jon Rahm, the top three in the individual standings, are tied for fifth at 7 under, four shots off the top spot.
On the team front, Lahiri and DeChambeau have the Crushers at 21 under par, one up on McDowell’s Smash GC squad and well ahead of the other foursomes.
–Field Level Media
