Bhullar finishes tied eighth in Korea

INCHEON: India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar failed to build on a brilliant start as he finished the Asian Tour’s Shinhan Donghae Open in tied eighth place , with South Korean golfer Park Sang-hyun firing an eight-under-par 63 to claim a stunning wire-to-wire victory on the final day of the event in Incheon on Sunday.

2016 champion Bhullar had enjoyed a strong start to the tournament with a first-round 67 but started to fall behind after a 70 in the second round.

On the third day, Bhullar’s three-under 68 helped him climb from tied 15th to tied eighth.

The Indian golfer matched his third round score on the final day but it wasn’t enough to take him up the leaderboard.

He finished with an overall score of 11-under 273,

SANG-HYUN WINS TITLE

On the other hand, the 35-yearold Sang-hyun finished his fourth round with eight birdies for a final score of 262, ending 22-under-par and five strokes ahead of Scott Vincent from Zimbabwe.

Kiwi Nick Voke came third after carding 65 on the final round to finish a further two strokes back at the Bear’s Best Cheongna Golf Club.

Park’s compatriot and 2009 Shinhan Donghae Open champion Ryu Hyun-woo shared fourth place with Mun Do-yeob, also from South Korea.

Among other Indians in the fray, Rashid Khan’s four-underpar 67 saw him finish tied 15th with a total of eight-under 276.

Khalin Joshi and Shiv Kapur both disappointed, finishing with scores of one-over 285 and two-over 286 to finish tied 56th and tied 62nd, respectively.