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Gaurav Ghei returned a rollercoaster one-over 73 to finish tied 55th, while Jyoti Randhawa carded his week’s worst of seven-over 79 to slump further and sign off a disappointing tied 58th in the five million dollar HSBC Champions golf tournament here today.
While Ghei accumulated a total of 11-over 299, Randhawa was a couple of shots adrift of his compatriot in Asia’s richest event, won by world No 2 Phil Mickelson (76) with a total of 10-under 278. The American beat Englishmen Lee Westwood (67) and Ross Fisher (74) in a three-way playoff to claim his second professional title outside US and take home a prize money of $833,300.
Meanwhile, it turned out to be another disappointing day for the two Indians as they once again found the going tough at the Sheshan International Golf Club.
Ghei started with a bogey on the first before dropping another shot on the sixth. The seasoned pro recovered to strike a birdie on the seventh but stumbled to a ninth-hole bogey to make the turn at two-over.
The Delhi-golfer seemed on way to a recovery in his back nine—with birdies on the 13th and 16th—but a dropped shot on the final hole spoilt his chances of a better finish.
