More than anything else,title brought me relief: Anirban

Lahiri had turned professional in 2007 with clear intent,winning the domestic tour’s qualifying school. And he had done that on the back of a stellar amateur career that had him dominating the national tour,topping all that with a team silver medal at the Doha Asian Games. However,the first entry in the professional wins column had failed to appear for more than two years. “The expectations that people have from you,the ones you have from yourself,can put a lot of pressure on you,” Lahiri said. “That will all ease now.”

Lahiri’s three-under 69 was enough on a day when the leaderboard in Panchkula saw many up-downs. He finally finished with a total of 10-under 278,one ahead of friend C Muniyappa,who himself zoomed up with a 66. “It came down to one shot in the end,but when I was lining up my six-inch putt on the last hole,I was so sure of winning that I could’ve holed it with my eyes shut,” Lahiri said.