Akshay Bhatia logged his third top-15 finish in four starts as he finished T-13 in the Farmers Insurance Open. He shot 2-under 70 to be 8-under for the week after missing the cut at American Express. He was T-13 at The Sentry and T-14 at the Sony Open
Nicolai Hojgaard got a cheque of US$ 4,000 as the winner, while Guido Migliozzi who lost in the final, received US$ 2,000 after first and second respectively in Shootout ahead of Indian Open.
Thorbjorn Olesen and Nicolai Hojgaard, who lead a strong contingent of Danes at the Indian Open, said they were looking forward to the event. Olesen has played the Hero Indian Open previously at this venue, but it was before it was re-designed by Gary Player.
Thorbjorn Olesen will be here gunning for back-to-back success for the first time in his career as he tees up in India for the first time at the USD 2 million Indian Open, which is being staged at the DLF Golf and Country Club from February 23.
Kazuki Higa is yet another gem from Japan's huge reservoir of golfing talent, having topped the Japan Order of Merit with four wins in a single season in 2022 and looks ready to move to higher levels.
The Indian Open - to be held between February 23-26 at the DLF Golf and Country Club - will see a high-powered field of star players, including defending champion Stephen Gallacher, 2018 Ryder Cup-winning captain Thomas Bjorn, his fellow Ryder Cup teammate Thorbjorn Olesen, Scotland's Robert