Fort Worth (US), May 28 (DIN NEWS)<\/b>\u00a0India’s Shubhankar Sharma carded three-under 67 on the final round to finish a creditable tied 20th, but his senior compatriot Anriban Lahiri ended far behind at tied 58th spot at the Fort Worth Invitational golf tournament at the Colonial here.<\/p>\n
The 21-year-old Subhankar had two three-putts on front nine and missed three putts, two of them for pars and one for a bogey, inside seven feet to finish six-under 274 for the week.<\/p>\n
Lahiri endured a disappointing weekend here, with rounds of 68-69 to register a total of two-under 268.<\/p>\n
Justin Rose continued his fine run as he closed with a six-under 64 and finished at 20-under for a three-stroke victory over defending US Open champion Brooks Koepka.<\/p>\n
It was the ninth career PGA win for 37-year-old Rose. He also rose from world no. 5 to world no. 3 and if he wins at the Memorial, he could reach the no. 1 position.<\/p>\n
The finish at Fort Worth was Shubhankar’s second best finish on the PGA Tour after his tied 9th in WGC-Mexico.<\/p>\n
It also broke a series of missed cuts in America for Shubhankar, who missed the cut twice in Texas and the Masters before this. Next on the cards for him is the Memorial.<\/p>\n
Shubhankar had an eventful start with back-to-back birdies, followed by a bogey-birdie-bogey-par-birdie sequence. He turned in two-under 33 and then started the back nine with a double. He made up with birdies on 11th, 13th and 15th for a round of 67.<\/p>\n
Shubhankar had seven birdies, two bogeys and one double bogey.<\/p>\n
It was a decent round. I started with two birdies and then 3-putted on third and again on fifth. That was disappointing. I was still two-under for front nine,” Shubhankar said.<\/p>\n
“I started the back nine badly with a double. It was a pretty easy one actually from the bunker, but I duffed it and left it there and failed to make the up and down and ended with a double.<\/p>\n
Overall a good week, but it could have been much better, but I am happy the game is trending in the right direction and I am playing the Memorial next week, so look forward to that, he added.<\/p>\n
As for the highlights of the day, Shubhankar mentioned, On the fourth, a par-3, I hit to two feet for a birdie and again on 15th from the bunker and 150 yards out, I hit to two feet for a birdie. I also had good putts on 11th and 13th.<\/p>\n
Lahiri, with four birdies and one each bogey and double bogey, shot 69 and finished tied 58th.<\/p>\n
It was a disappointing weekend at one my favourite venues on the Tour. Hopefully, it will become better, said Lahiri.<\/p>\n
Rose, who started the final day four shots ahead, was never really in danger despite Koepka matching his birdies on first and second.<\/p>\n
Koepka turned in flawless four-under, but Rose, despite a bogey on third, turned in five-under as he birdied three in a row from fifth and then added another on ninth, which was his sixth birdie on front nine.<\/p>\n
On the back nine, he birdied 11th and 15th and could afford a bogey on 18th and still win by three. Koepka had four birdies on back and a closing bogey on 18th.<\/p>\n
Koepka, on a comeback after a long lay-off due to injury, shot his second 63 of the week for a total of 17-under 263 to finish second.<\/p>\n
Emiliano Grillo carded 64 to finish third at 16-under.<\/p>\n
Jordan Spieth birdied the 18th hole for a closing 68 to finish five-under for a tied 32nd spot.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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