Jyoti Randhawa had another final day struggle as he missed a chance to win his first European Tour title at the Clariden Leu Singapore Masters on Sunday.
The 34-year-old Delhi golfer was in the thick of things at the turn and had a great opportunity to win his maiden European Tour title in the USD 1.1 million Asian Tour joint-sanctioned event, when he made a birdie on the 10th hole to go to 12-under for the tournament.
But the Indian ace, a six-time winner on the Asian Tour, stumbled on the back nine. He made bogey on the par-5 11th, followed by another dropped shot on the par-4 14th, and a double bogey on the par-3 17th signalled the end of his challenge.
China's Liang Wen-Chong won the tournament after parring the first play-off hole to beat Malaysia's Iain Steel after both added to the drama of regulation play with late double bogeys.
"I always said that I was not playing my best golf this week, but was happy to have managed myself well on the course. Unfortunately, I could not do that on the back nine of Sunday, which is always the most crucial stretch of any golf tournament," a disappointed Randhawa said.
It was reminiscent of Randhawa's final round in the Dubai Desert Classic last month, where he played in the lead group with winner Henrik Stenson and Ernie Els, but could not get going.
Among the other Indian golfers in the fray, Asia number one Jeev Milkha Singh improved to tied 32nd place with a two-under 70, but Gaurav Ghei and Rahil Gangjee slipped to tied 58th and 67th place with identical rounds of five-over 77 each.
