India’s Shubhankar Sharma produced the all time consequence by an Indian at golf’s oldest Major, the Open Championships, as he completed tied-eighth right here on Sunday.
Sharma, enjoying his third Open, was the one participant on the ultimate day logging a bogey-free spherical of 1-under 70 for a complete of 5-under 279. He completed Tied-eighth, incomes a recall to the Open in 2024 additionally.
Sharma’s consequence was additionally the second finest by an Indian in any Major behind the T-5 by Anirban Lahiri on the 2015 PGA Championships.
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Jeev Milkha Singh was additionally T-9 on the 2008 PGA Championships. The earlier finest by an Indian at an Open was T-27 by Jyoti Randhawa in 2004 at Royal Troon, the place the Open returns subsequent yr.
The runaway winner was the brief left-hander from the United States, Brian Harman, who refused to fall prey to nerves as he had six years in the past within the US Open.
He began the moist and soggy ultimate day at Royal Liverpool Golf Club with a five-shot lead and end six forward of a foursome — Tom Kim (67), Sepp Straka (69), Jason Day (69) and Jon Rahm (70), who had been all tied at 7-under 277.
Sharma, who made the minimize on his twenty seventh birthday on Friday, and Cameron Young had been tied eighth at 5-under 279, whereas Rory McIlroy (68) and Argentine Emiliano Grillo (68) had been tied sixth.
Sharma known as his play throughout the week and the ultimate spherical particularly as “the best I have played in such conditions.” “Without doubt it was the best I have played and on such a challenging course,” he stated.
Sharma produced rounds 68-71-70-70, all 4 rounds being par or higher and was tied at eighth place. His two earlier finishes within the Open had been each T-51.
The 2024 Open will probably be held on the Royal Troon and the ultimate day will probably be on Sharma’s twenty eighth birthday.
“The Open is always around my birthday so it is always a double celebration,” he had stated earlier.
He had saved the celebrations on maintain this week, however stated with family and friends right here, it should all be held subsequent week.
“Right now I am just thrilled with the week’s result. It is something I have always believed in. The last few weeks I played good golf, but things did not come together and this week, right from the start I had a good feeling,” stated Sharma.
Talking of data, Sharma stated, “I am not playing for records. I just want to play my best golf. Jeev, Jyoti and Anirban are all great players. To be mentioned along with them is an honour by itself.”
Sharma began with 13 pars after which had a birdie on 14th and later missed birdie putts on seventeenth and 18 by the closest margins.