Crushers GC’s Anirban Lahiri takes the individual lead (-7) after a fantastic second round at LIV Golf Andalucia. The Indian, along with his captain Bryson DeChambeau, lead the impressive comeback of the Crushers GC at Real Club Valderrama on Saturday.
Lahiri finished the round with 66 strokes, 5 under par, adding to his -2 from Friday, when he was in fourth place, to lead the individual scoreboard in a course as complex as Valderrama. The Crushers GC player leads the individual ranking with -7, followed by Danny Lee (Iron Heads GC) in second place with -3 and Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra (Fireballs GC) in third (-2), emerging as the favorite for the podium for the individual final.
Sergio Garcia, today +2, and Jon Rahm, today -2, are tied for eleventh place tomorrow, with the par of the course and seven strokes behind Lahiri.
After his near perfect round, Lahiri has been confident in the strategy he had in hand to close strong this Sunday and assured, “The win would mean a lot, I’ve been chasing it for a while now. I have to go out on the course and play, find the green, hit a putt, go to the next one and do the same thing 18 times.”
Lahiri’s spectacular Saturday has taken Crushers GC to the top of the leaderboards along with team captain Bryson DeChambeau (-4) and Paul Casey (-2), to recover from +4 after the first day. Sergio Garcia’s Fireballs remain in contention at 3-under par, while first round leaders Stinger GC fell to third place at -2.
DeChambeau, who shot an impressive 67 (-4) on Saturday with an eagle on 17, advanced his position in the individual standings to sixth place (-1). The two-time major winner, who is chasing his first individual victory in LIV Golf’s 2024 season, was optimistic that his team and teammates can secure a victory tomorrow in Andalucia.
After his solid recovery on Saturday, DeChambeau said: “We are in a good place as a team. Of course I will try my best to win individually. I was very close last year and I would like to achieve it, but if Anirban (Lahiri) gets it, it would be amazing and we will celebrate as he deserves”.
The best Spaniard at RC Valderrama at the moment, Eugenio López-Chacarra (Fireballs GC), held firm in third place in the individual standings, recovering from an up and down day in which he suffered a double-bogey on the first hole, to finish the day 2 under par with a 68. He leads the scoreboard for Fireballs GC and keeps his team among the possible winners of the team competition.
In reference to his day and the complexity of the course, he clarified: “This is Valderrama. Sometimes the balls spin, sometimes they bounce: it’s hard to predict, but I’m very happy overall with my game.”
The final round of LIV Golf Andalucía will start tomorrow, Sunday, at 13:05 hours. Anirban Lahiri (-7), Danny Lee (-3) and Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra (-2) will tee off from hole one.
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