Indian trio misses out on Open berths
The Indian trio of Shiv Kapur, Himmat Rai and Gaganjeet Bhullar missed out on berths for the British Open at the International Final Qualifying Asia, here on Friday.
The Indian trio of Shiv Kapur, Himmat Rai and Gaganjeet Bhullar missed out on berths for the British Open at the International Final Qualifying Asia, here on Friday.
Kapur (66-73) and Rai (71-68) finished tied 10th while Bhullar (70-73) was 33rd.
Thailand's Prom Meesawat earned his maiden appearance at The Open Championship after winning the qualifying.
Prom, a one-time Asian Tour winner, fired a superb second round seven-under-par 65 for a two-day aggregate of 12-under-par 132 to lead Japanese veteran Tetsuji Hiratsuka, Singapore's Lam Chih Bing and American Jason Knutzon into The Open at Royal St George's in July.
Hiratsuka, whose three victories in Asia last season included two titles in Thailand, earned his second trip to the Open with the day's best of 64 at the Amata Spring Country Club, while Lam secured his third appearance with a bogey-free 67.