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Gaganjeet victorious

 India's Gaganjeet Bhullar overcame a five-shot overnight deficit with a sublime final round of four-under-67 to record his sixth Asian Tour triumph at the Shinhan Donghae Open here on Sunday.

(PTI) Published 03.10.16, 12:00 AM

Incheon: India's Gaganjeet Bhullar overcame a five-shot overnight deficit with a sublime final round of four-under-67 to record his sixth Asian Tour triumph at the Shinhan Donghae Open here on Sunday.

Bhullar (68-66-68-67), who was tied fourth at the end of round three on Saturday, ended up with a tournament total of 15-under-269 to register a one-shot victory over Zimbabwean Scott Vincent and local lad Taewoo Kim of South Korea at the $1 million event.

The Indian, who last won on the Asian Tour in 2013, had hit a rough patch over the last two seasons due to a wrist injury that he suffered in 2014. But the 28-year-old from Kapurthala announced his return into the top league of Asian golf with a clinical performance that handed him his seventh international title.

Bhullar began the day on a positive note with a birdie on the second. However, a bogey on the fourth brought him back to level-par for the day. He then gathered momentum with consecutive birdies on the sixth and seventh, the latter being a 15-feet conversion.

He stepped on the accelerator with birdies on the 10th, 12th, 13th and 14th holes. The strapping six-footer was in prime putting form as he sank a 30-footer on the 10th and two more putts from 12 to 15 feet on the 13th and 14th.

Bhullar had a momentary scare when he bogeyed the 16th and 17th but a par on the closing 18th turned out to be good enough to seal the title as Vincent couldn't birdie the last to take the match into a playoff even as it drizzled at the Bears Best Cheongna Golf Club.

"I had no idea that I was leading by three after the 15th. That's when I looked at the leaderboard for the first time today.

"When I realized that I was ahead by three, it gave me confidence and I thought I was playing well and I just needed to continue to focus and stick to my routine," said Bhullar.

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