Lahiri tied 7th, Shubhnakar joint 9th at Maybank golf

TIL Desk Sports/ Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri finished tied seventh after scoring a four-under 68, while Shubhankar Sharma jumped two places to be joint ninth after posting a 69 in the fourth and final round of the $3 million Maybank Golf Championship here on Sunday. Lahiri carded six birdies against two bogeys for a 68 that took his 72-hole total to 14-under 274 — same as Frenchman Mike Lorenzo-Fera, who scored a 69 at the Saujana Golf and Country Club.

Shubhankar finished one shot behind Lahiri after scoring a 69 as he rolled in three consecutive birdies starting from the 16th hole. He had to recover strong after a bogey on the sixth with two birdies on the seventh and eight. But a double-bogey on the par-four 10th was a big set-back. A birdie on the 12th and the three birdies on the trot pulled him inside the top-10 spot.

“I’m making a lot of birdies which is the best part. I’m dropping a lot of shots but I’m telling myself and backing myself that I can make birdies. Although I was over par today, I was happy to finish under par,” the Indian youngster said in an Asian Tour release. Among other Indians, Rashid Khan (69) and Shiv Kapur (70) finished tied 12th on nine-under 279 total. Gaganjeet Bhullar was a stroke behind at 280 total following an even-par 72. Chiragh Kumar finished tied 41st as he carded a 71 for a total of four-under 284, while Jyoti Randhawa was tied 59th after a 71 that took his four-day total to even-par 288.