Anirban Lahiri takes Players Championship lead ahead of hectic Monday finish
Shane Lowry delivers shot of the day with a hole-in-one on the famed 17th India’s Anirban Lahiri birdied three of his last four holes to seize a one-stroke lead before darkness halted Sunday’s third round of the storm-hit Players Championship. Lahiri made six birdies against a lone bogey to reach 5-under through 11 holes at TPC Sawgrass and stand on 9-under overall, one stroke ahead of Americans Tom Hoge and Harold Varner entering a Monday shootout at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. “I’m just being in the moment right now. I’m really happy. I’m confident,” Lahiri said. “You grind away, keep chipping away, keep working on your game, and when it clicks, it clicks.” Two days of torrential rain followed by fierce winds on Saturday delayed play so some golfers must go 27 holes on Monday to finish the tournament. Lahiri, 34, seeks his biggest career title after European Tour victories in 2015 at the Malaysian and Indian Opens. “It definitely would be a career highlight,” Lahiri said. ...