Sharma flounders in final round, finishes Tied-59th

Shubhankar Sharma endured an off day in the final round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, finishing Tied-59th with a three-over 75, here on Sunday.

Sharma began well with a birdie on the second and a series of pars but a soft bogey on Par-5 took away any chance of building up a momentum.

He dropped shots on eighth, 11th, 12thand 16th. He missed fairways, found water on a Par-3 and hit some below par iron shots to total three-under 285.

After seven birdies on the third day, he was disappointed at getting just one on Sunday.

"After the eighth, I just did not get going. It was the first tournament of the year. Initially the irons did not work and when they did, I missed some other chances and had as many five three-putts in the week," said Sharma.

"Sure, there were some positives, too. I would like to take them as I play in Dubai next week and then Saudi. I would call the week a mixed bag. A good start in these three big events is always good for the rest of the season and I will be working on some of the things in next few days."
Westwood said, "I wasn't really paying any attention to what other people were doing. I was trying to control me, control my emotions and control what I'm working on in the golf swing. Just managed to do that. A little slip-up at 16. Really just pleased with the way I controlled myself."