The Indian golfers had a mixed start to their Tokyo Olympics campaign. Anirban Lahiri fired 4-under 67 to finish eighth, while Udayan Mane struggled with 76 and was placed 60th.
In what turned out to be a mixed opening day for the Indian golfers at the Tokyo Olympics, Anirban Lahiri and Udayan Maneset a contrasting performance. While the former fired 4-under 67 and finished the day at eighth, the latter severely underperformed and was placed 60th.
Lahiri dropped an opening bogey but found his mojo with four birdies over five holes and make it in 33. He also hit a couple more birdies in the 15th and 16th holes against the second bogey before the inclement weather hit. As of now, Sepp Straka of Austria has been flawless with a 63, which includes eight birdies, as he holds the lead at the end of Thursday's play.
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"It was good. I think I started off a little dodgy the first few holes; I couldn't get my rhythm going early. But then, I settled down nicely. I think I played pretty good. I probably feel like I could have taken some more chances, some opportunities on the back nine. I didn't make as many birdies as I could have. But, I'm playing well, so I have to build on this and as you can see already, there's a lot of opportunities if it keeps playing like this, soft, there's not much rain today, then you have to go out there and just really be aggressive and make a lot of putts," said Lahiri, reports International Golf Federation.
"Obviously, the tournament setup's going to be a little different, but I feel like it wasn't as hard as they could make it. So, to that extent, it was pretty gettable today. I think in the lead up to the last few days, it's been much windier. Today, we barely had any wind, so a good day to go out and take advantage. The greens are beautiful; they're perfect, they're rolling great, the golf course is immaculate. So, yeah, I mean, I'm satisfied, I would have liked to be a couple of shots better, closer, but three more days to go," he concluded.
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