Minutes after signing his scorecard at the conclusion of Sunday’s 97th PGA Championship, Anirban Lahiri was in an animated conversation and it clearly wasn’t going well. Visibly disappointed, the 28-year-old from India hung his head and shook it several times.
Confusing reaction, it seems, because hadn’t the week gone well for the personable, yet unheralded, Lahiri? Yes, it had. He had won the long-drive contest at the start of the week and followed it with rounds of 70-67-70-68 to finish in a tie for fifth. The best finish in a men’s major by any Indian player, it appeared to be something worth celebrating — a $367,5000 check, after all, is good stuff — not anguishing.