Lahiri gets off to best start of season on PGA Tour, lies 3rd

Indian golfing ace Anirban Lahiri registered his best start of the season with a five-under 65 that put him in tied-third place at the end of the first round at the Honda Classic here.

The 28-year-old Indian, who has been giving himself good starts, but none better than this one, has time and again faltered over the weekend.

Hoping to rectify that trend, Lahiri, who is due to play in Hero Indian Open after this event, finished superbly at Palm Beach Florida, which is his base in US and a home away from home.

Lahiri had a sedate start of sorts with two birdies but more importantly without any bogeys. His birdie on the second from nearly 24 feet seemed to set the trend, but he had only one more birdie on eighth on front nine.

On the eventful back nine, he missed a nine-footer for par but made up with a birdie on next. Back to back birdies on 15th and 16th, which was from 20 feet helped him move to four-under. On 17th he hit into the water and ended with a bogey, but a classy finish with a 25-foot eagle putt saw him sign off with a 65.