Indian sports wrap, September 16: Lahiri finishes sixth in LIV Chicago, wins team title
GOLF
Lahiri finishes sixth in LIV Chicago, wins team title
Anirban Lahiri carded a final round 3-under 67 to secure a tied-sixth finish, while Jon Rahm won his second tournament in three starts to claim the season-long individual championship at the LIV Golf Chicago.
Lahiri had four birdies and a single bogey, giving him rounds of 67-71-67 for a 5-under total.
His team, Crushers, grabbed the team title with other members being Bryson DeChambeau, Paul Casey and David Howell III.
The 29-year-old Spanish star Rahm shot a bogey-free 4-under 66 at Bolingbrook Golf Club to hold off Torque GC Captain Joaquin Niemann to win both LIV Golf Chicago and the individual title here on Sunday.
-PTI
TENNIS
Top seed Ajay Malik wins AITA men’s tennis tournament
Top seed Ajay Malik beat eighth seed Vansh Nandal 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the Rs.100,000 AITA men’s tennis tournament at the Ace Academy.
Ajay did not drop a set in the whole tournament, and Vansh was equally authoritative till he reached the final.
The results (final):
Final: Ajay Malik bt Vansh Nandal 6-4, 6-4;
Semifinals: Vansh bt Aryan Chauhan 6-1, 6-1; Ajay bt Yuvraj Soni 6-2, 6-2.