Randhawa slips to 5th in Asian Tour Order of Merit

Sentosa: Ace Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa dropped a rung to fifth but Gaganjeet Bhullar held on to the sixth spot in the Asian Tour`s Order of Merit list issued.

Randhawa has earnings of USD 318,350, while Bhullar has USD 308,916. The two are the only Indians in the top-10 bracket. At the top, the race for the Order of Merit crown is now down to Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand and Liang Wen-chong of China.Liang emerged as the only remaining contender after finishing second in the Barclays Singapore Open yesterday, where his earnings of USD 555,550 bumped up his season`s haul to USD 740,544. Thongchai, on the other hand, took his tally to USD 937,658 after finishing tied 14th which was worth USD 67,785.Scott Hend of Australia was the biggest mover in the list as he leaped 44 places up to fourth position on the Order of Merit. His tied third finish in Singapore earned him USD 281,500 which gave him a total of USD 354,391 this season. This week, the WGC-HSBC Champions, headlined by world number one Tiger Woods, will be played in Shanghai before the Asian Tour heads to Hong Kong next week for the USD 2.5 million UBS Hong Kong Open which is co-sanctioned by the European Tour. Bureau Report