Asian Tour 2018

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$750,000 Leopalace21 Myanmar Open

Final scores:

T10 Arjun Atwal -7
T10 Gaganjeet Bhullar -7
T21 Ajeetesh Sandhu -4
T48 Rashid Khan +1
T57 Jyoti Randhawa +4
T57 Shiv Kapur +4

Arjun Atwal and Gaganjeet Bhullar have finished in top ten.

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$3 million Maybank Malaysia Open

Round 1 scores:

T4 Arjun Atwal -5
T4 Jyoti Randhawa -5
T4 Khalin Joshi -5
T12 Gaganjeet Bhullar -4
T30 SSP Chawrasia -3
T51 Shubhankar Sharma -2
T51 Shiv Kapur -2
T91 Rashid Khan Par
T115 Rahil Gangjee +1
T132 Ajeetesh Sandhu +2
T132 Chikka S +2
T144 Chirag Kumar +3

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$3 million Maybank Malaysia Open

Round 2 scores:

T25 Khalin Joshi -7
T25 Shiv Kapur -7
T37 Arjun Atwal -6
T37 Jyoti Randhawa -6
T51 Gaganjeet Bhullar -5
T51 Shubhankar Sharma -5
T63 SSP Chawrasia -4
-----missed cut------
T116 Rashid Khan Par
T116 Chikka S Par
T125 Ajeetesh Sandhu +1
T133 Rahil Gangjee +2
T139 Chirag Kumar +3

7 out of 12 Indian golfers have made the cut.
for weekend rounds

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Since 81 players have made the cut. The Tour has decided to have one more cut after Round 3 to top 72 plus ties.

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$3 million Maybank Malaysia Open

Round 3 scores:

T3 Khalin Joshi -14
T8 Shiv Kapur -12
T19 Gaganjeet Bhullar -11
T19 Shubhankar Sharma -11
T26 Arjun Atwal -10
T46 Jyoti Randhawa -7
T58 SSP Chawrasia -5

Excellent day for Indian golfers. Khalin Joshi scored a brilliant 7 under par round and is tied for third position.
Shiv Kapur, Gaganjeet and Shubhankar Sharma are also in good position.

for final round.

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Shubhankar Sharma has scored a fantastic 10 under par final round and taken a 4 shot clubhouse lead and should win this event with ease.

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$3 million Maybank Malaysia Open

Final scores:

1 Shubhankar Sharma -21
T5 Khalin Joshi -16
T23 Shiv Kapur -12
T27 Gaganjeet Bhullar -11
T34 Arjun Atwal -10
T50 Jyoti Randhawa -8
T55 SSP Chawrasia -7

Shubhankar Sharma wins the Maybank Malaysia Open by 2 shots.
He is the third Indian after Arjun Atwal and Anirban Lahiri to win this event.
With this win he will enter the Top 100 of the world rankings and might also overtake Anirban Lahiri as the number 1 Indian golfer.

[Prem]

Congratulations to Subhankar Sharma on another superb win.
Terrific closing round of 10 under 62 on final day
Wins by 2 shots after starting the final day T19
Should move him to Top 80 in world rankings.
Third Indian after Jeev and Anirban to win twice in the same year on the European Tour.
Well done to Khalin Joshi too for finishing Top 5.

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Shubhankar Sharma gets prize money of $500,000, his biggest prize money so far.
He currently tops the Asian Tour order of merit as well as the European Tour Race to Dubai Rankings.

[jaydeep]

Terrific flawless 10 under round for stunning win for young Shubhankar Sharma ... It seems, he will be deserving India's #1 golfer in new world ranking ... An amazing last two months for 21 yrs old Shubhankar.

Really detailed interview after winning the title by Shubhankar on Asian tour site.

Super Sharma seals stunning win

I played pretty solid and it wasn’t easy because it was windy. I kept pushing the whole day. I knew I had to make a lot birdies to catch the leaders. I made a lot of birdies in the front nine and just continued on the back.
To be honest, I wasn’t thinking about the leaderboard. I wanted to set a target in my mind and try to achieve it. On the 13th I knew I was somewhere near the leaders but on 16 I knew I had a two-shot lead. I told myself if I can make two more birdies, that would give me a good chance to win.
The last two months have changed my life. I’ve been a member on the Asian Tour for a while and I will continue to be a member on the Asian Tour. I’ve always dreamt of winning and now I’m a two-time winner on the Asian Tour and European Tour.
I didn’t make a birdie on the first hole which is quite disappointing because that’s quite an easy hole. I wasn’t putting too well just the way I was driving the ball I knew The win in Joburg helped a lot. Especially today, I was very calm on the course. I wasn’t under any pressure.
I didn’t make a bogey at all and it is very rare because you usually end up slipping after making birdies. I played really well, especially with the way I started. It is always tough to make birdies when you are trailing the leaders but I relaxed.
I’m over the moon. The last two months have been fantastic for me. I’m playing in The Open championship this year so I can’t ask for anything more. Whatever happened today was fantastic.
I had a few 10-under-pars before. I shot my first one in the Philippines two years ago to safe my Asian Tour card and I shot another one before winning the Joburg Open. I made a brilliant birdie on the nine. I pushed my tee shot to the right but I hit a brilliant second shot holed my birdie from about 15 feet.
On the 16th hole I saw the leaderboard and I had a two-shot lead so I told myself I needed one more birdie and I made a very nice birdie on 17. On 18, my ball was in the greenside bunker and the easiest up-and-down to make. I was just telling myself ‘don’t mess this up, don’t duff it or top it.’
It is still early in the season and I haven’t thought about winning the Habitat for Humanity Standings. I’m also leading in the Race to Dubai but I’m not thinking about it because there are so many events left. If I play well enough, I will have a good chance to win the Habitat for Humanity Standings. This win is great because it opens so many doors for me. I’m also playing in The Open so I’m excited about that. All and all, it is a great day.
This is a very special golf course. I finished tied ninth here last year and it was my first Maybank Championship and best result in a co-sanctioned event. I kept my Asian Tour card here because of this result here. Obviously, I love the course. It wasn’t easy today because it was very windy but this course suits my eye.
Gavin (Green) is a great friend. We know each other for three years now. He is a great guy and he is obviously a Maybank Ambassador and the reigning Order of Merit champion. He is a great guy and a great player. We’ve been good friends and he will also be playing on the European Tour so I will have some good company.
More and more players are coming out of Asia and India. More Asian players are doing well. You’ve had players like Arjun Atwal, Jyoti Randhawa and Anirban Lahiri. Just seeing them do well inspire us. Especially me winning now will inspire some kids so we need more idols to inspire more people and give them the confidence that they can do it as well. Asian golf is in the right hands and it is doing very well. You will see more and more Asian players winning in Europe.
No, not at all. I never thought I would win today. In a way that’s good because I was four shots off the leaders. The best thing was that I wasn’t in the leader group. I didn’t go in with the mind-set to win but I went in with the mind-set to shoot a low round. That really helped me today. I had a good feeling I would play well and shoot a low number and that’s what I did.
My dad was in the army and we pretty much went all over the place in India. We were in many places. Dad used to be posted all around and we as a family followed him. I got into the game when I was seven. I turned professional when I was still in school. My dad is one of the biggest reasons that I could take this step. He has been a great inspiration. I’m 21 but this is my sixth season as a professional. I already feel like a veteran.
Both my wins now are very special. Joburg Open was obviously my first win and it was a different atmosphere because I was the only Indian there. It was very calm. I was more in the zone. The first wins are always special. I was leading going into the final round of the Joburg Open so I was expected to win. Today, I had no expectations. I didn’t even know I was going to win until the 16th leaderboard. Both wins are different but very special.

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10 under 62 on final day...

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After his win at Malaysia, Shubhankar Sharma has achieved a career high rankings of 72 and he also happens to be current new number 1 Indian golfer.

This victory has also ensured Shubhankar Sharma a playing berth at the WGC-Mexico Championship which is to be played March 1-4.

Khalin Joshi who finished T5 has also moved up in the rankings.

The Top 8 ranked Indians as of 4-Feb-2018 are as follows:

72 Shubhankar Sharma
76 Anirban Lahiri
155 Gaganjeet Bhullar
192 Shiv Kapur
199 Ajeetesh Sandhu
226 SSP Chawrasia
377 Arjun Atwal
387 Khalin Joshi

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A$1,750,000 ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth

Round 1 Scores:

T43 Gaganjeet BHULLAR -1
T88 Ajeetesh SANDHU +1
T130 Shiv KAPUR +3

The ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth combines 54 holes of traditional stroke play across three days with an exciting six-hole knockout match play format for the fourth and final round.
A standard cut to the leading 65 professionals and ties will be implemented after the second round (36 holes).
The field is further reduced with a second cut being made after the third round (54 holes) to the leading 24 players, who will battle it out over six-hole matches until only one man is left standing.

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All our golfers have missed the cut.

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$1.75 million Hero Indian Open

Round 1 scores:

T7 Ajeetesh Sandhu -4
T19 Kshitij Naveed Kaul (AM) -2
T24 Arjun Atwal -1
T35 Khalin Joshi E
T35 Jyoti Randhawa E
T35 Udayan Mane E
T35 Anirban Lahiri E
T35 Aman Raj E
T35 Honey Baisoya E
T55 Yashas Chandra (AM) +1
T55 Shubhankar Sharma +1

After Round 1 of Indian Open, Emiliano Grillo is the leader with a score of 7 under par. Surprisingly, most of the Indians are struggling including the defending champion SSP Chawrasia.