Lahiri repeats as SAIL-SBI Open champ
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India's Anirban Lahiri downed countryman Rashid Khan in a playoff on Saturday to retain the SAIL-SBI Open title.
Lahiri drained a 10-foot birdie putt on the 18th at the Delhi Golf Club to wrap up a final-round 68 and force a playoff with Khan, who charged into the top spot with a 66. The pair finished 72 holes at 15-under 273.
The 25-year-old Lahiri made short work of the younger Khan in the playoff, sinking a 4-foot birdie putt on the 18th to secure his third Asian Tour title, all of which have come in playoffs at the Delhi Golf Club.
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"It's not sunk in," said Lahiri. "I'm still in disbelief that I made the putt in regulation and got into the playoff. After that, in the next 15 minutes, I didn't know what happened."
Khan, 22, is still seeking his maiden Asian Tour win.
"In the playoff, I just misread my third shot and hit it too far right (to 15 feet of the flag)," he said. "I wasn't too sure of the line and hit it a bit right. I was expecting Anirban to make birdie in regulation. He's won here twice before and I knew it was going to be a playoff. I was prepared for it, but it didn't work out."
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Overnight leader Siddikur Rahman stumbled to a final-round 73 and ended alone in third place at 11-under, India's Shiv Kapur (70) took fourth at 10-under, and Thailand's Pawin Ingkhapradit (69) and Australian rookie Matthew Stieger (70) tied for fifth at minus-9.