Nassau (Bahamas): Anirban Lahiri was very excited at the prospect of teeing alongside the best – in fact he is paired with Jordan Spieth in the first round – at the USD 3.5 million Hero World Challenge golf at the Albany in Bahamas.


Pawan Munjal, Chairman, MD and CEO of Hero MotoCorp (centre) with Tiger Woods and India's top golfer Anirban Lahiri at the Hero World Challenge at Albany, Bahamas yesterday. Pic/PTI

Tiger Woods, who hosts the tournament is convinced that Lahiri is the man for the immediate future for India and his phenomenal rise could lead to an explosion of the game in India and he could even win an Olympic medal.