India's Gaganjeet Bhullar grabbed his eighth Asian Tour title with a three-shot victory at the Macao Open. He had previously won this trophy in 2012.
Gaganjeet shot three-under-68 on the final day of the US$500,000 event, to end with a winning total of 13-under-271.
Ajeetesh Sandhu, fresh from his twin triumphs in Taiwan and Japan over the last two weeks, hit one-under-70 to share the second place at 10-under-274 with Angelo Que of the Philippines.
Gaganjeet Bhullar, the overnight leader by one shot, put behind the disappointment of an ordinary third round effort of three-over-74, he bouncing back in round four with seven birdies at the cost of two bogeys and a double-bogey. He started the day with a bogey to concede his outright lead and slipped into joint lead with compatriot Sandhu. But he then rallied with six birdies over the next 12 holes to build a healthy five-shot lead.
Even a bogey and double-bogey on the 14th and 16th couldn't stop him from winning his first Asian Tour title in about a year. He finally registered a three-stroke victory margin thanks to his birdie on the closing 18th.
The 29-year-old has now equalled Arjun Atwal and Jyoti Randhawa's record of most wins (8) by an Indian on the Asian Tour.
Bhullar had last tasted international success just about a year back at the Asian Tour's Bank BRI-JCB Indonesia Open 2016. He now has nine international wins to his credit including one on the European Challenge Tour.