Lahiri eyes maiden PGA Tour title

Kuala Lumpur, October 22

Anirban Lahiri moved into position to record a first PGA Tour victory when the Indian fired an exquisite third round seven-under 65 at the TPC Kuala Lumpur course to storm four shots clear of the field at the CIMB Classic. Lahiri’s nine birdies offset an ugly double-bogey six on the 12th as the 29-year-old moved to 19-under for the tournament, well ahead of overnight leader and defending champion Justin Thomas (71) and Scotland’s Russell Knox (68). “I just have to try and do the same thing on the last round. Everybody is making birdies all the way around so I don’t think there’s any other way to do it,” Lahiri said. — Reuters