Incheon: One is 28 and the other is 45 and yet they have a lot in common. Also, Anirban Lahiri and Thongchai Jaidee carry the burden of being the best from the most populated continent, which the legendary Jack Nicklaus, among many, calls as the 'future of golf'.


International Team player Anirban Lahiri of India practices ahead of the Presidents Cup in Incheon, Korea, yesterday. Pic/AFP

Thongchai is a three-time Asia No 1 and now World No 32, while Lahiri is the current leader on Asian Tour of Money and is World No 39. They are both now taking the European Tour by storm – Lahiri won twice this year at Malaysian Open and Hero Indian Open, while Thongchai won the European Open, besides finishing second at BMW PGA.