Sandhu finishes second, Rashid third in Dhaka

Dhaka, April 6

Ajeetesh Sandhu and Rashid Khan dropped a crucial bogey each on the 17th hole to finish second and third, respectively, at the Bangabandhu Cup Golf Open. They had raised vision of a one-two finish for India but allowed rookie Sadom Kaewkanjana to sneak ahead and win in his first Asian Tour appearance this season. 

Sadom gave away three bogeys in a row from the 13th to 15th and fell to the third position as Sandhu (65) and Khan (70) overtook him. The Indians bogeyed the 17th, while Sadom birdied the 16th and 17th to get to the 18th tee with a one-shot lead. The three played the 18th in par and Sadom was home as champion. 

Karandeep Kochhar (70) was tied-12th, Veer Ahlawat (67) and Udayan Mane (70) were tied-25th, Honey Baisoya (69), Viraj Madappa (77) and Abhijit Chadha (67) were tied-35th. Jeev Milkha Singh (71) had rounds of 74-67-71-71 and was tied-41st. — PTI