Bhullar strolls to Indonesian Masters for eleventh Asian Tour win

Nov 19, 2023 at 6:30 PM
Bhullar strolls to Indonesian Masters for eleventh Asian Tour win

Gaganjeet Bhullar shot a final-round 67 to walk to a five-stroke victory on the Indonesian Masters on Sunday, his fifth match victory within the nation.

The 35-year-old Bhullar completed at 24-under par 260, properly away from compatriot Karandeep Kochhar who carded a 63 to complete on 19-under par.

New Zealand’s Ben Campbell, who gained the Hong Kong Open every week in the past, was a stroke additional again in a tie for third with Spain’s David Puig.

Bhullar’s win was arrange by Saturday’s third-round of eight-under-par 63 that left him at 20-under with a commanding seven-shot for the ultimate day at Royale Jakarta Golf Club.

Bhullar’s bid for an eleventh Asian Tour victory — probably the most by any participant from his nation — by no means seemed unsure as he led all 4 rounds.

He sealed the Asian Tour’s International Series finale in fashion with an eagle three on the 18th gap.

“Today I played pretty well actually,” stated Bhullar who additionally had a chip-in on the sixteenth for a birdie three.

“I struggled a bit in the middle of the round, there was a stretch when I was trying my level best but I was not making the birdies, but the chip-in turned around everything.

“And, of course the eagle on the last was the icing on the cake.”

Bhullar had three earlier wire-to-wire wins on the Asian Tour — on the Macau Open in 2012 and 2017, and the 2013 Indonesia Open.

Andy Ogletree had already wrapped up the International Series order of benefit earlier than this week’s closing occasion in Jakarta the place he completed tied forty first on six-under par.

The American has booked his place on the LIV Golf circuit for subsequent yr in consequence.

Bhullar’s win lifted him from forty sixth place to eighth on the ultimate International Series order of benefit.