Dublin, Ohio, 02-06-2016
Anirban shoots two-under-70 to be tied 44th at The Memorial
Shiv and Jeev off to slow starts at Nordea Masters
Anirban Lahiri fired an opening round of two-under-70 at The Memorial Tournament in Ohio to be placed tied 44th.
Lahiri, who posted a season-best tied sixth on the PGA Tour last week, mixed four birdies with two bogeys in the first round to lie six behind the leader Dustin Johnson of the United States.
Elsewhere, at the European Tour's Nordea Masters in Sweden, the Indian duo of Shiv Kapur (two-over-74) and Jeev Milkha Singh (three-over-75) made slow starts to lie tied 102nd and tied 119th respectively.
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