King Karlberg reigns in Hero Honda Indian Open
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After missing an easy two foot birdie chance on the first hole, the Thai-based Baek struggled by going to three over through 12 holes before salvaging a lifeline with an eagle on 14 to stay within one of the lead. A bogey on 16 derailed his hopes before his final hole birdie which earned him his biggest career cheque.
"I missed some tee shots which were really bad. It was good that my putting was working. I was really nervous until the par five where I made eagle. Rikard played really good the last two holes for those birdies," said the Korean rookie.
"I'm really happy to get my Tour card. I'll go to Cambodia next week and try to win there. I feel really confident right now."
The 27-year-old Jaini was disappointed to let slip the chance of glory at the Hero Honda Indian Open. He charged into the lead with five birdies on his outward nine but dropped costly shots on the 10th, 16th and 17th holes.
"I'm very disappointed. I didn't hit it badly through 18 holes. Just made a few wrong decisions. On 17 (which he bogeyed), I went for the flag when I should have gone for the heart of the green," said Jaini, who was playing on his home course.
"I was 11 under (on the turn) and Rikard has just finished 11 under. Going into the back nine, I would have put money on myself to shoot level par. I guess it's the pressure of big events which do get you sometimes. I didn't feel the pressure at all. That was why I was attacking. I felt good about my swing and would have played the 17th the same way if I had the chance. I just leaked it a bit."
Kapur was disappointed he didn't put more pressure on the eventual winner despite his strong finish. "I'm happy but not completely satisfied. At the start of the day, I told myself that if I got to 10 or 11 under par, I'd give myself a chance. I gave myself opportunities. Story of the whole week, the putter wasn't hot," said the former Asian Games gold medal winner.
Arjun Atwal, India's first winer on the PGA Tour, was amongst those who shared fifth place.
Leading final round scores
277 - Rikard Karlberg (SWE) 70-69-68-70
279 - Baek Seuk-hyun (KOR) 68-70-68-73
280 - Manav Jaini (IND) 70-69-71-70, Shiv Kapur (IND) 71-73-69-67
281 - Mukesh Kumar (IND) 70-70-70-71, Marcus Both (AUS) 68-74-69-70, Siddikur (BAN) 72-72-67-70, Ashok Kumar (IND) 69-73-70-69, Arjun Atwal (IND) 73-69-70-69
282 - Unho Park (AUS) 72-68-70-72, Jbe Kruger (RSA) 68-73-69-72, Prayad Marksaeng (THA) 71-73-70-68
283 - Ben Fox (USA) 70-69-72-72, Mark Foster (ENG) 72-69-70-72, Peter Karmis (RSA) 72-70-70-71, Hwang In-choon (KOR) 69-76-69-69
284 - Kim Hyung-sung (KOR) 67-74-71-72, Jyoti Randhawa (IND) 72-71-69-72
285 - Anthony Kang (USA) 72-67-72-74, Kiradech Aphibarnrat (THA) 70-70-72-73, Kenichi Kuboya (JPN) 72-72-68-73, Shamim Khan (IND) 69-72-74-70, Guido Van Der Valk (NED) 76-69-70-70
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