LAHIRI Anirban

General
LIV GOLF
In 2022 he made his debut on the LIV Golf tour at the LIV Golf Invitational Boston in the United States of America. "Over the last three, four years [speaking in 2022], I have struggled on the PGA Tour, both in terms of my performance and motivation levels. I have been on the verge of quitting the game at least twice. I was fed up with the grind, with not improving. My golf had started to plateau. The second aspect was my family. Having kids and not having any familial support has been difficult. When I was not playing competitive golf, I was not able to unwind and relax. I was burning out. Last year [2021], in November and December, when I went back to India with my wife and kids, we actually had made a decision that by 2023 we have to start looking to move back towards India. Then the first LIV event happened in London in June [2022]. Some of my friends transitioned. A lot of those very people were also planning to move their families out of the US. When I started talking to them, I said, we've always wanted to do this so why not pursue this and see what it leads to? The timing was correct. The financial aspect also cannot be ignored. It's a crazy amount that we're playing for week in, week out, as you saw in Boston. You get rewarded richly for playing your best golf." (livgolf, 16 Oct 2022; timesofindia, 14 Sep 2022)

MOVE TO DUBAI
In September 2022 he decided to relocate to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from West Palm Beach, FL, United States of America. "It was something I had been thinking about for a long time. Florida was too far away from home [Bengaluru, India] and I wanted to be closer to my family and friends, and yet be able to play an international schedule and be able to use quality facilities. Dubai ticked all the boxes for me." (arabnews, 27 Apr 2023)

MEDITATION
He practises the Vipassana form of meditation. "My mother found out about it, did a course and it really helped her lead a better life. Then my father was equally taken by the technique, so it was only natural for me to find out what it was all about. It is a form of meditation that is very introspective." (pgatour, 14 Mar 2022; edition, 10 Mar 2016)

He finished tied for fifth place at the 2015 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler, WI, United States of America, which was at the time the highest placing of an Indian golfer in a major championship. (edition, 10 Mar 2016)