Introduction
An Indian professional golfer.The only Indian golfer who ranked 77 in Forbes 2020. Anirban Lahiri comes into the category of the World’s top hundred Golfers.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Early Life
- Career
- Personal life
- Award and Recognition
- Social media activity
- Quick Facts
- FAQ
Early Life
In 1987 on the day of 29th June he was born in Pune Maharashtra. The father’s name is Dr Tushar Lahiri, who is a physician by profession and also a golfer. He has completed his schooling at South Point High School.
After completing his school, he took admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology, Kharagpur in 1993 Batch for completing his B.Tech in Electronics Engineering.
He finished that course in the year 1997. After that, he also completed M.B.A in Finance from the Indian Institute of Management from Kolkata. He completed his M.B.A in the year 1999.
Career
He started his career as a professional golfer in 2008 Joining the “Asian tour”. It is the major men’s professional golf tour In Asia but only except for Japan.
And the performances in this tour also count as world ranking. His first match winnings came in 2011 in “The Panasonic open”. It is the tournament on the Asian time which was First played in 2011. In 2012 he won the “SAIL-SBI Open”.
The match was played in India between 2008 and 2014. In 2014 for the first time, he came into the top hundred played of the World in “Official golf World Ranking”. “The PGA Tour” The organizers of the Main Professional Golf tour In the United States and North America.
For the first time in 2015, he won in the “The PGA European Tour”. It is the tournament organizer in Europe.
And the name of the tournament was the Maybank Malaysian Open. The same year in the next month he also won “The Hero Indian open” which was played in the Indian subcontinent.
After these two achievements, he came into the top 50 players of the World in the Official World Golf Rankings and was also selected for the “2015 Masters tournament”. The tournament was organized by the Augusta National golf club in Augusta.
And gradually he becomes the face of Indian Golf. He also becomes the third Indian To play in this game after “Jeev Milkha Singh“ and “Arjun Atwal”.
The same year in August he played PGA Championship. He finished the tournament with a tie and in the 5th position, Which was the highest ever achievement by any Indian professional golfer in a major category.
Next year in 2016 he was also selected for “The summer Olympics” which was commonly known as “Rio Olympic”.In the following year in 2017, he also represented India in the “CIMB Classic” golf tournament which was organized in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
He also took part in the presidents’ cup in 2017, and he finished The game at the career-high of 51st.In 2018 he played for “The Greenbrier Classic”.
The tour Organized in West Virginia. But in 2019 he lost the “FedEx Cup tournament”.
Personal life
In May 2014 he married his long term girlfriend, Ipsa Jamwal. And the couple has a baby girl named Tasya.
If one can go through his Linked in Profile, he could get surprised. He is the “Managing Director at Deutsche Bank Securities”.
Award and Recognition
In 2009 He won the “India Golf awards”. In 2015 After winning the Malaysian open he received the award of “The Best professional golfer of the Year”.
Social media activity
This Star athlete golfer of India has millions of followers over social media. On Twitter, he has 14.7 K followers, and on Instagram, he has 17.1k Followers as of October 2023.
Quick Facts
Titles | Description |
Real Name | Anirban Lahiri |
Birth Place | Pune, Maharashtra |
Height | 5 Feet 7 inches |
Age | 36 Years |
Award and Recognition | In 2009 He won the “India Golf awards”. In 2015 After winning the Malaysian open he received the award of “The Best professional golfer of the Year”. |
Twitter account | Twitter/Anirban Lahiri |
Instagram Account | Instagram/Anirban Lahiri |
Linked in Account | Linked in/Anirban Lahiri |
Net Worth | $6 Million (INR 49.05 Cr) |
Last Updated | October 2023. |
FAQ
Who is the wife of Anirban Lahiri?
Ipsa Jamwal Lahiri
What is the age of Anirban Lahiri?
36 years