{"id":410209,"date":"2026-01-13T14:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/410209\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T14:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:31:09","slug":"liv-golf-2026-season-player-preview-anirban-lahiri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/410209\/","title":{"rendered":"LIV Golf 2026 Season Player Preview: Anirban Lahiri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WHAT THE STATS SAY<\/p>\n<p>Strengths: Lahiri\u2019s biggest strength in 2025 was his short game. He ranked 12th in Strokes Gained: Around the Green and 21st in Strokes Gained: Putting. This led to a scrambling rate of 62%, which ranked in the top third of the league.<\/p>\n<p>Lahiri is a solid player off the tee. In 2025, he ranked 24th in the league in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee. He is slightly below average in driving distance but slightly above average in driving accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>Lahiri ranked 26th in Strokes Gained: Approach but he was especially impressive with his long irons. He ranked 12th in Strokes Gained: Approach on shots from 225+ yards.<\/p>\n<p>Weaknesses: Lahiri\u2019s approach play was above league average due to his short and long approach shots, but his medium approach shots (150-225 yards) were abysmal. He ranked 47th in the category, losing an average of \u20130.21 strokes per round. Given the plurality of approach shots come from this range, it\u2019s a weakness that he\u2019ll need to address going forward.<\/p>\n<p>Lahiri ranked in the bottom third of the league in sand saves, getting up-and-down from the bunker at only a 46% clip.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>CAREER RESULTS<\/p>\n<p>LIV GOLF REGULAR SEASON\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Year \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Team\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Starts \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rounds \u00a0\u00a0\u00a01nd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02nd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03rd\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Total Top 10\u00a0 \u00a0 Top 24s\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2022 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Crushers\u00a0GC\u00a0\u00a0\u00a04 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a012 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a00 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a00 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2023 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Crushers GC \u00a0\u00a012 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a036 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a00 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a07\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2024 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Crushers GC \u00a0\u00a013 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a039 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a00 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a00 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a04 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a07\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2025 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Crushers GC \u00a0\u00a013 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a039 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a00 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a00 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a07\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Total \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a042 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0125 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a00 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a011 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WHAT THE STATS SAY Strengths: Lahiri\u2019s biggest strength in 2025 was his short game. 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