Gaganjeet Bhullar (-4) was the best-placed of 10 Indians in the field at the $3 million Maybank Championship in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, three behind leaders Marcus Fraser of Australia and Spain’s Nacho Elvira.
Anirban Lahiri handed in a level par card of 70 to drop to tied-13th at the midway stage of the $6.8 million Honda Classic at the PGA National on Friday.
Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar kept themselves in contention at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on a topsy-turvy Saturday as Bryson DeChamneaue went clear at the top and Ernie Els threatened to buck Father Time.
European Tour rookie of the year Shubhankar Sharma tees up at the Dubai Desert Classic, along with Gaganjeet Bhullar, who returns to Dubai after a gap of five years.
Gaganjeet Bhullar hit his third sub-par round to make good gains at the $3 million HSBC Championship on Friday even as Shane Lowry continued to hold the whip hand at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club.
Gaganjeet Bhullar shot a second successive two under par 70 to be the only Indian in contention at the $3 million Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Friday, with Shubhankar Sharma and S.S.P. Chawrasia missing Thursday’s cut.
Team India finished tied 10th at the World Cup of Golf in Melbourne even as Shubhankar Sharma strengthened his chances in the Asian Tour’s Order of Merit race.
Anirban Lahiri and Gaganjeet Bhullar dropped to shared 11th place at the World Cup of Golf even as Belgium opened a five-shot lead over Mexico, Korea and Italy on Saturday.
There was distinct aroma of curry on golf courses around Asia and the wider region with some stellar Indian performances in Hong Kong and Australia in particular.
Have always wondered why India lags as a golf destination? It cannot be for lack of opportunity, or availability. A round of golf on most Indian courses is among the cheapest in the world. And yet the gap in terms of demand and supply seems to be ever-growing.