ahiri completes 2022 season with a solo-second finish in Indonesia
Anirban Lahiri, who we should see more often on the Asian Tour in 2023, finished second and Bhullar finished 5th at the season ending US$ 1.5mn Indonesian Masters, the Asian Tour’s final event of the season in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was the first first Asian Tour event for Lahiri in over three years and he earned US$ 165,000 (₹ 1.3crores) for his efforts.
Gaganjeet Bhullar, finished fifth and ended up as the leading Indian on the Asian Tour at 14th with the US$ 61,500 (₹50 lacs) cheque in Jakarta, which took his total for the Asian Tour season to US$ 323,674 (₹2.6 crores).
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Veer Ahlawat who was in contention going into the final round, struggled to a one-over 73 to finish 10th.
Indians who finished in the top-60 on the Asian Tour final rankings to retain full playing rights for the 2023 season are as follows:
Gaganjeet Bhullar (14th)
Rashid Khan(17th)
Ajeetesh Sandhu (25th)
Viraj Madappa (37th)
Veer Ahlawat (38th)
Karandeep Kochhar (53rd).
S.S.P. Chawrasia (61st), Shiv Kapur (65th), Chikkarangappa S. (67th) and Honey Baisoya (69th) may also enjoy substantial playing rights in 2023 given they are close to the top 60.
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Photo – Asian Tour