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Abu Dhabi, January 19
Gaganjeet Bhullar made a solid start to his year, finishing tied-27th in the $7 million Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, the first Rolex Series event of the season on the European Tour.
The 30-year-old from Kapurthala shot an even-par 72 in his final round to tally a 7-under par 281 for the tournament, which was won by Ireland’s Shane Lowry (71) after an epic battle with Richard Sterne of South Africa. Sterne (69) started the day three shots behind Lowry, but birdied four of his first five holes to get off to a hot start. He led by four shots after 12 holes, but closed with two bogeys while Lowry made three birdies coming in. The 31-year-old Irishman finished on an 18-under par 270 and is expected to rise to No. 40 in the world ranking.
On Saturday, Bhullar started with a par from the greenside bunker on the opening hole, and then got a birdie from another greenside bunker on the par-5 second. He made the turn at even par after making bogeys on the fourth and sixth holes from the bunker, before a peach of a third shot to one feet on the par-5 18th gave him another birdie. Back-to-back birdies on the 12th and 13th holes got him going again, before the late bogeys on the 14th and 16th holes.
Lahiri shoots 65 to rise to T-21st at Desert Classic
La Quinta (US): Anirban Lahiri made a smart comeback on the second day, cruising to a 7-under 65 to rise from overnight 70th to Tied-21st at the halfway mark of the Desert Classic. Lahiri, who shot a 70 on the first day, is now 9-under for 36 holes at the event, which is played like a Pro-Am. Phil Mickelson birdied four of his last five holes to take a 2-stroke lead into the weekend. — PTI
Chikka, Atwal make cut at Singapore
Sentosa (Singapore): S Chikkarangappa (72) and Arjun Atwal (70) were the only Indians to make the cut at the SMBC Singapore Open after all others missed getting into the weekend rounds. Chikka, who was lying tied-sixth at one stage midway through the second round, added a third round 72, with just one bogey and no birdies. He is now tied-26th. Atwal, who shot 67-73 in the first two rounds, added a 70 and is now tied-36th. After starting from the 10th, Atwal had back-to-back bogeys on the 12th and 13th.Shiv Kapur (71-71), Ajeetesh Sandhu (70-74), Rahil Gangjee (76-71), Khalin Joshi (76-73) and Viraj Madappa (77-73) missed the cut while Jeev Milkha Singh and Om Prakash Chouhan withdrew after the first round of the weather-hit event. — PTI
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