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Atwal wins Hero Honda Masters on topsy-turvy day
New Delhi, Nov 09: On a final day that contained more twists and turns than a Hitchcock thriller, Arjun Atwal of India won the USD 300,000 Hero Honda Masters at the par-72 Delhi Golf Club, and became the first player to cross the million-dollar mark in career earnings on the Asian PGA tour.
New Delhi, Nov 09: On a final day that contained more twists and turns than a Hitchcock thriller, Arjun Atwal of India won the USD 300,000 Hero Honda Masters at the par-72 Delhi Golf Club, and became the first player to cross the million-dollar mark in career earnings on the Asian PGA tour.
The 31-year-old Kolkata pro closed with a one-under 71 to aggregate seven-under 281 for the tournament, one better than Jyoti Randhawa, Pablo Del Olmo (Mexico) and Gary Rusnak
(USA).
The victory earned him $48,450 to take his career earnings to USD 1,016,352. The win almost seals Atwal's bid to win the Asian PGA tour order of merit crown in 2003.
He now leads second placed Zhang Lian-Wei of China by over USD 126,000 with four events to go this season. On a day when lead changed hands like a yo-yo as winds added to the already tough course conditions, overnight leader Digvijay Singh failed in his bid to secure his maiden Asian pga tour title and finished tied 10th at three-under 285 following a round of 78.
Randhawa, twice winner of the tournament here, held the lead at 10-under after nine holes, before a double bogey on the 13th derailed his bid for a fifth Asian PGA tour title.
Bureau Report
The victory earned him $48,450 to take his career earnings to USD 1,016,352. The win almost seals Atwal's bid to win the Asian PGA tour order of merit crown in 2003.
He now leads second placed Zhang Lian-Wei of China by over USD 126,000 with four events to go this season. On a day when lead changed hands like a yo-yo as winds added to the already tough course conditions, overnight leader Digvijay Singh failed in his bid to secure his maiden Asian pga tour title and finished tied 10th at three-under 285 following a round of 78.
Randhawa, twice winner of the tournament here, held the lead at 10-under after nine holes, before a double bogey on the 13th derailed his bid for a fifth Asian PGA tour title.
Bureau Report