Anirban Lahiri signed off tied 28th at the CareerBuilder Challenge with a final-round card of one-under 71, marking a creditable start to his maiden season as a full member of the PGA Tour.
Anirban Lahiri signed off tied 28th at the CareerBuilder Challenge with a final-round card of one-under 71, marking a creditable start to his maiden season as a full member of the PGA Tour.
A two-time winner on the European and Asian Tours last year, Lahiri, who held a share of the lead after the first round and was still in the top three at the midway stage, faded in the final two rounds.
After being 12-under for the first 36 holes, he was two-under for the next 36.
Jason Dufner (70), who had a share of the lead from the first round, beat David Lingmerth in a play-off after they ended on 25-under 273.
Lahiri, 28, had bad starts in both the weekend rounds played at the Stadium Course, which was the toughest of the three used this week.
After opening the week with a bogey-free 64, he added a four-under 68 before closing with 71-71.
“I got off to two bad starts over the weekend. I feel I need to adjust to the lines on the greens and the rye grass,” said Lahiri.
Lahiri missed a nine-footer for birdie on the second and then went into the greenside bunker and rough to bogey the third.
On the par-five fifth, he went into the water and after a penalty drop had his second bogey of the day. Two nice approach shots on seventh and eighth saw him recover from those bogeys and he turned in even par.
Dufner, the 2013 PGA Championship winner, shot a two-under 70 while the hard-charging Lingm-erth, carded 67 to force the play-off.
