Chuan Campbell (left) with the top 3 – Gaurav Ghei (India) 2nd, Udorn (Thailand) Champion, and Mark Lamb (England) 3rd
53-year-old veteran pro Gaurav Ghei, a three-time winner on the Asian Tour and perhaps best remembered for making headlines in Scotland with his 1995 head to head victory over the then European No 1, Colin Montgomerie at the Dunhill Cup at St. Andrews finished second at the 10th Asian Senior Masters, Thailand shooting 73-74-74 for 4-over total of 220.
The tournament was won by Thailand’s Udorn Duangdecha who scored a remarkable total of 10-under 206, against a field of 20 seasoned senior pro golfers. Englishman Alan Lamb finished 3rd.
In January 2020, Gaurav Ghei and Amandeep Johl from Delhi Golf Club made a trip to Portugal to play in the European Senior Tour’s Q-School stage 1 (January 23-24). Then 51-year-old, three-time Asian Tour winner Gaurav Ghei moved on to the final stage after shooting 76 and 68 for 4-over 144 and a tied-20th finish in the first stage.
The final stage at Pestana Golf Resort saw a total of 81 hopefuls fight for just five available tour cards. Ghei went on to shoot 75, 72, 68, and 71 (2-over 286) over four days to finish tied-30th. This fell well short of a chance to procure a Staysure Tour card but got him close to becoming first Indian ever to play on an International Senior Tour.
Credits:-
Photo – Asian Seniors Tour