Golf legend Gary Player on Tuesday said Anirban Lahiri&rsquo;s second place finish at The Players Championship just shows that India are not very far from having a Major winner.
Lahiri finished sole second at The Players Championship in Florida, USA, on March 14 to walk away with a career-best USD 2.18 million in earnings.
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&ldquo;Lahiri&rsquo;s performance was such an amazing effort against all the best players in the world,&rdquo; the nine-time Major champion told reporters on the eve of the DGC Open here.
&ldquo;He finished second in the fifth most important tournament and I wonder if the Indian population realise the publicity that he got for India is quite remarkable.
&ldquo;If Lahiri can finish second at The Players, he can definitely win a Major, no question and what a happy day it would be for me to see an African or a person from India winning a Major.&rdquo;
The 86-year-old from South Africa is regarded as one of the all-time greats in golf, having won 160 titles worldwide since 1963. He is only the third golfer to win the &ldquo;Grand Slam of Golf&rdquo;.
&ldquo;It [An Indian Major winner] is coming, because you have the standard of play, you have good golf courses, good climate, it can happen,&rdquo; he said.
&ldquo;To become a champion, you have to be a different kind of person. You got to be dedicated, you got to live it morning, day and night and not many people are prepared to be that.&rdquo;
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Golf great Gary Player believes Anirban can become first Indian to clinch a big-ticket title after second-place finish at The Players Championship recently

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