Jyoti Randhawa blew a two-shot lead with two holes to go with a bogey-bogey finish and ended tied third in the inaugural USD 300,000 Pulai Springs Malaysian Masters on Sunday.
Anton Haig, the 24-year-old South African, who took to golf only in 2000 after being diagnosed with a disease which was causing parts of his bone to chip off due to contact sports, capped a great week with a brilliant birdie-birdie finish to cruise ahead for his maiden triumph on the Asian Tour.
He won by one shot over Scotsman Barry Hume (66) who finished at 21-under.
Randhawa had a volatile finish over last five holes with one eagle, one birdie and three birides, and was tied for third with Englishman Yasin Ali (67) as they finished at 20-under. Hume was second.
Gaurav Ghei (70) finished at 14-under and in 13th place, while Shiv Kapur after three 68s went one over 73 with four bogeys in last eight holes in the final round to finish 11-under and tied 27th.
Digvijay Singh (70) joined Kapur in the tied 27th place, while Gurbaaz Mann (71) was tied 32nd and Arjun Singh [Images] (68) was tied 48th while SSP Chowrasia (75) slid down further to tied 60th.
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