Unlikely Lahiri claims Maybank Malaysian Open title


India's Anirban Lahiri with the Seagram trophy after winning the Maybank Malaysian Open golf championship at the KLGCC on Sunday. - S.S.KANESAN/ The STAR

KUALA LUMPUR: India’s Anirban Lahiri completed a remarkable turnaround to claim a thrilling one-stroke victory over Austrian Bernd Wiesberger at the Maybank Malaysian Open at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club (KLGCC).

The 27-year-old Anirban, who was five shots off the pace at the start of Sunday’s final round, fired a closing four-under 68 for a 16-under 272 to overcome Wiesberger in the co-sanctioned Asian and European Tours event.

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