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Gaganjeet Bhullar missed out on a place in the top ten after collecting two bogeys in the final three holes in the last round at the Barclays Singapore Open.

By Eugene YS Han in Sentosa

The golfing sensation from India had a good start on Sunday with four birdies in the first 15 holes but bogeys on the 16th and 18th marred an otherwise satisfied outing on the Serapong Course at the Sentosa Golf Club.

"I drove the ball well except on the 16th and 18th, I started out really well, I was three-under on the front nine and had a birdie on 15th. But I made two stupid bogeys in the end," said Bhullar.

"I was just looking at the leaderboard. If I had made par on the 16th and 18th I would have finished inside the top ten."

Bhullar eventually finished tied for 14th place in the tournament that is being co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour for the first time. The event was won by Ian Poulter of England. Despite missing out on the top ten, Bhullar was positive about his performance in Singapore.

"I think it's a learning experience," said Bhullar confidently. "When I make mistakes, I learn. Like last week, I played really badly over the weekend. This week, I guess it was much, much better. Hopefully next week I'll be in the top ten and after that - victory."

For the Indian, it is only his third year on the Asian Tour and he was asked what was the most important thing he has learnt so far.

"Patience. The last few years, something always happens in the third or fourth round," he said.

"This year I have been focused, especially over the weekend. Yes, I have been playing well so far. And I have a lot of big weeks for me to come."

After a gruelling four days which was delayed a number of times because of the weather, Bhullar is still looking forward to his next tournament - the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai.

"I really excited with playing in the WGC-HSBC Champions next week because it will be my first WGC and it'll be good to see Tiger Woods in the same ranks. I remember playing in the British Open and watching Tiger was quite inspiring."

Meanwhile, Jyoti Randhawa who was the only other Indian to make the cut in Singapore, shot final round of 72 to finish the tournament at one-over 285.

Randhawa made two birdies but three bogeys on Sunday in the rain-interrupted tournament. Understandably, the 37-year-old was not to pleased with his display.

"I think I started off pretty well then in the end I couldn't make the putts. I wish I could make more putts and suddenly I didn't hit the ball too well the last two days. I think I got tired - its my seventh week in a row. It's also been tiring for me to come back early every morning."

Jyoti will join Bhullar on the plane heading to the WGC-HSBC Champions next week. His season will end at the Hong Kong Open the two weeks after.