Date: October 14, 2012
Author: Omnisport

Hend sixth as Bhullar salutes in Macau

India&aposs Gaganjeet Bhullar won the Venetian Macau Open while Australian Scott Hend slipped from second place to equal sixth on Sunday. Overnight leader Bhullar clinched the Asian Tour title with a three-under 68 for a four-round total of 16-under at the Macau Golf and Country Club. Hend could only manage a final-round 71, finishing seven shots off the pace alongside Filipino Angelo Que (71). America&aposs Jonathan Moore climbed from sixth to second with an impressive 65 to finish two strokes behind the winner. Thailand&aposs Thitiphun Chuayprakong (70) dropped from second to equal third alongside Bangladesh&aposs Mohammad Siddikur (66) at 12-under. Unho Park (69) was the next best Australian in a tie for eighth at eight-under, while fellow Aussies Kieran Pratt (72) and Wade Ormsby (67) were a further shot adrift in equal 14th. Australians David Gleeson (64) and Marcus Fraser (69) were in a tie for 17th at six-under.