BRILLIANT BHULLAR HITS THE LUCKY NUMBERS AGAIN AT THE MACAO OPEN

Indian hotshot Gaganjeet Bhullar lifted the Macao Open trophy for the second time in his career after closing with a three-under-par 68 to complete a stunning wire-to-wire victory on Sunday. The 29-year-old Bhullar fired seven birdies against two bogeys and a double-bogey to win by three shots with a 13-under-par 271 total for his eighth Asian Tour victory at the Macau Golf and Country Club. Bhullar took home a winner's prize purse of US$90,000 and became only the third player after Australian Scott Hend (2013 and 2015) and Zhang Lian-wei of China (2001-2002) to win the storied event twice since the tournament was inaugurated in 1998.

Filipino ace Angelo Que battled to a 69 to share second place with Ajeetesh Sandhu of India, who posted a 70, at the US$500,000 Asian Tour event. Chinese Taipei's Hung Chien-yao took fourth place following a 72 for a 276 total. India's Rashid Khan returned with the day's low round of 64 to grab a share of fifth place on a 278 total alongside American Johannes Veerman, who closed with a 70 in the Macao showpiece. China's Lin Yuxin, the only amateur to make the halfway cut, produced the shot of the day when his five-iron from 240 yards found the bottom of the cup for a magical albatross on the par-five 18th hole.
 
This was the 24th albatross on the Asian Tour and a second at the Macao Open. It was also the first albatross scored by an amateur on the region's premier Tour.

Macao Open (Final)
271 - Gaganjeet BHULLAR (IND) 64-65-74-68.
274 - Angelo QUE (PHI) 67-67-71-69, Ajeetesh SANDHU (IND) 66-67-71-70.
276 - HUNG Chien-yao (TPE) 67-72-65-72.
278 - Rashid KHAN (IND) 70-70-74-64, Johannes VEERMAN (USA) 69-70-69-70.
280 - Miguel TABUENA (PHI) 71-72-67-70, Wolmer MURILLO (VEN) 67-72-66-75.
281 - Suttijet KOORATANAPISAN (THA) 74-67-72-68, Prom MEESAWAT (THA) 70-67-74-70, Jbe KRUGER (RSA) 69-71-71-70.
282 - Natipong SRITHONG (THA) 68-74-72-68, Gareth PADDISON (NZL) 70-69-73-70, Pavit TANGKAMOLPRASERT (THA) 72-70-67-73.
283 - Scott BARR (AUS) 71-69-74-69, Dimitrios PAPADATOS (AUS) 73-70-70-70, Jake HIGGINBOTTOM (AUS) 74-71-67-71, Giwhan KIM (KOR) 64-70-74-75.
284 - Nicholas FUNG (MAS) 72-73-70-69, Chiragh KUMAR (IND) 70-71-73-70, Nitithorn THIPPONG (THA) 71-70-76-67, Keith HORNE (RSA) 73-70-69-72, John CATLIN (USA) 69-70-71-74.

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