India’s Anirban Lahiri has been voted as the Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of Year by fans in an online poll.
Lahiri reinforced his stature as one of the global game’s rising young stars with a spectacular season to remember in 2015.
The Indian was victorious at the Maybank Malaysian and Hero Indian Open before going on to finish tied fifth at the PGA Championship last year.
He also became the first Indian to feature at The Presidents Cup and ended the year by winning the Asian Tour Order of Merit title and finishing in 40th place in the world rankings.
Many thanks to all my fans who voted for me for the Hilton Asian Tour Golfer of the Year. Starting out the year, finishing in the world’s top-50 and winning the Asian Tour Order of Merit were two of my main goals and I’m delighted to have achieved this target.Anirban Lahiri
Lahiri won the award ahead of Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee, Malaysia’s Danny Chia and Philippines’ Miguel Tabuena.
The quartet were nominated by a selection panel before going into a voting process.
Congratulating the Indian golfer, Mark Liversidge, vice president, Marketing – Asia Pacific, Hilton Worldwide said:
On behalf of Hilton Worldwide I would like to congratulate Anirban Lahiri on receiving this accolade. He was a very deserved winner of the inaugural monthly award back in September and is always a favourite with the golfing fans across Asia.Mark Liversidge
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