JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (Reuters) - Anirban Lahiri had an afternoon to forget as he and his International team mates were left humbled by a rampaging United States who grabbed a commanding 8-2 lead on Friday in the Presidents Cup. Lahiri and partner South African Charl Schwartzel absorbed the worst beating as Presidents Cup rookies Charley Hoffman and Kevin Chappell administered a 6&5 thrashing to collect the first U.S. point of the day. The Internationals, meanwhile, stumbled out of the starting blocks with India's Lahiri disqualified from playing the third hole after taking a practice shot out of the bunker at the second. Players are allowed to practice putting after the holes have been determined but cannot practice shots from anywhere else on the course. "He's obviously trying to prove to all of us that his pick was worth it and it's put a lot of pressure on him."

Source: The Star September 30, 2017 00:56 UTC