Bhullar wins Macau Open golf
15 Oct 2012 8:33 AM IST
India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar completed a commanding start-to-finish victory at the Venetian Macau Open golf Sunday, closing with a three-under-par 68 to secure his fourth Asian Tour title.
The 24-year-old, who won the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship in Taipei last month, held off a combined challenges from American Jonathan Moore and Thai youngster Thitiphun Chuayprakong.
Moore finished two shots back in second place after a 65 while Chuayprakong closed with a 70 to share third place with Bangladeshi Siddikur [66].
Bhullar, 24, was in control with an outward 31 to lead by three shots but bogeys on 10 and 13 opened the door for his rivals. A pumped-up Moore raced home with five closing birdies to apply the pressure but Bhullar responded well.
He drained a six-foot par putt on 17 to hold on to a slender one-shot lead into the last hole and then delivered a grandstand finish with a 12-foot birdie to become the first Indian to win Venetian Macau Open.
‘This is going to take a long time to sink in. I hit the ball so good. I was just in the perfect zone. More than that, it was self-belief.
This is my first wire-to-wire Asian Tour title. ‘I think it was more that I had to prove to myself that I’m a good front runner,’ said Bhullar who earned $118,875 for his fourth Asian Tour victory.
The 24-year-old, who won the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship in Taipei last month, held off a combined challenges from American Jonathan Moore and Thai youngster Thitiphun Chuayprakong.
Moore finished two shots back in second place after a 65 while Chuayprakong closed with a 70 to share third place with Bangladeshi Siddikur [66].
Bhullar, 24, was in control with an outward 31 to lead by three shots but bogeys on 10 and 13 opened the door for his rivals. A pumped-up Moore raced home with five closing birdies to apply the pressure but Bhullar responded well.
He drained a six-foot par putt on 17 to hold on to a slender one-shot lead into the last hole and then delivered a grandstand finish with a 12-foot birdie to become the first Indian to win Venetian Macau Open.
‘This is going to take a long time to sink in. I hit the ball so good. I was just in the perfect zone. More than that, it was self-belief.
This is my first wire-to-wire Asian Tour title. ‘I think it was more that I had to prove to myself that I’m a good front runner,’ said Bhullar who earned $118,875 for his fourth Asian Tour victory.
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