Professional career Gaganjeet Bhullar

1 professional career

1.1 2006-2008
1.2 2009
1.3 2010
1.4 2011
1.5 2012
1.6 2013

professional career
2006-2008

bhullar started professional career on professional golf tour of india has yet miss cut. played in 7 events in 2006-07 season , never finished lower t-18. recorded 3 top ten finishes, including 2 runners-up. finished fifth on tour s order of merit list. in 2007-08, played in 14 events , recorded 10 top-10 finishes, including 3 runners-up. second year in row, finished in fifth on order of merit. 2009 has been bhullar s successful year on tour has played in fewer tournaments due concentration on asian tour. bhullar has won 3 of 4 tournaments has played in. won pgti players championship @ panchkula golf club in march, first professional victory. won pgti players championship presented rambagh golf club , pgti players championship presented aamby valley golf club in back weeks in may. finished in tie second @ sail open co-sanctioned asian tour.

bhullar began career on asian tour in 2007. played in 9 events, making 7 cuts while recording runner finish @ indonesia president invitational. finished in 77th on order of merit $52,413. 2008 bhullar s first full season on asian tour. played in 21 events, making 14 cuts while recording 1 top-10 finish. didn t secure tour card 2009 until second last tournament of year, when finished t-11 @ johnnie walker cambodian open. bhullar entered tournament in 67th on order of merit, needing finish in top 65 earn tour card 2009. neven basic, in 65th, missed cut on final day of event battle between bhullar , adam groom, in 66th. bhullar entered day 3 shots behind groom shot best round of day (64) while groom shot 75. combination of bhullar s 8 under round , groom s poor performance put bhullar 65th, $681 ahead of groom.

2009

bhullar s 2009 season started out slow picked up. between march , july, bhullar made 4 of 6 cuts, finishing in top-10 4 times. recorded runner finish @ sail open , recorded first victory on asian tour in july @ indonesia president invitational. victory catapulted him 10th on order of merit , jumped 417 255 in official world golf rankings. victory makes bhullar youngest indian win on asian tour , gives him exempt status on asian tour until 2011.

the week before win in indonesia, bhullar played in first major @ 2009 open championship. qualified open winning asian international final qualifying in april. bhullar put himself position make cut after first round, shooting 71 (+1) put him in tie fifteenth second round of 77 (+7) saw him miss cut 4 strokes. bhullar youngest indian play in major.

one week after win in indonesia, bhullar picked second win on asian tour @ brunei open. on 72nd hole of tournament had eight-foot birdie putt win tournament missed it. went playoff darren beck , boonchu ruangkit. boonchu eliminated after bogeying second hole , beck won tournament on third hole when scored birdie while bhullar made par. runner-up finish helped him jump 255 203rd in official world golf rankings. ended finishing year 6th on order of merit.

bhullar picked fourth win on professional golf tour of india @ pgti players championship presented eagleton. win elevated him first on tour s order of merit. next week, mukesh kumar won 3rd event of season, replacing bhullar @ top of order of merit. 5th win of season came in september @ dlf masters, winning 5 strokes. victory launched bhullar first on order of merit finished year in 5th. bhullar played in fewest events out of in top 25, stat contributed 5th-place finish.

2010

bhullar represented asia 2010 royal trophy europe pulled out narrow victory. bhullar picked first victory on asian tour in february @ asian tour international. bhullar 6 strokes behind leader going final round shot 64 (-8) win event 1 stroke. bhullar s superb round set new course record @ suwan golf , country club. victory launched him 174th 115th in official world golf rankings, highest ranking date. 2 months later, bhullar finished in sixth @ sail open in home country.

bhullar won sixth title on professional golf tour of india @ pgti players championship in may. bhullar recorded 2 triple bogeys on front 9 during round 3 made fantastic recovery in last 27 holes win tournament. on 9 in third round shot 6 under , shot 6 under in final round secure championship. finished year 8th in rolex rankings 5 top ten finishes in 7 events , no missed cuts.

bhullar received special invitation play in japan pga championship due consistent performances in india , asia. missed cut after shooting 80 in second round. in first european tour event of year, bhullar finished tied 30th in estoril open de portugal. later in month, played in 2 tour events in india, finishing tied third , tied twelfth. bhullar continued success on asian tour in july fourth-place finish @ brunei open. in september, bhullar notched top ten finish @ handa singapore classic finished in tie 8th. bhullar finished year 17th on order of merit, earning $165,225. recorded 4 top ten finishes , missed 2 cuts in 14 events.

2011

in january 2011 bhullar won inaugural gujarat kensville challenge become first indian player win tournament on challenge tour, official development tour organised pga european tour.

on 29 january, bhullar won bangladesh open on professional golf tour of india, 64 (-8) in third round, best round of tournament 2 strokes. following week won pgti players championship in similar fashion, shooting best round of tournament in third round, 65 (-7). second time in career has won back tournaments on pgti. on 5 march won third pgti event of year @ aircel pgti players championship.

2012

bhullar won yeangder tournament players championship on 17 september 2012. following month won venetian macau open.

2013

bhullar s 2013 season started on note. in march, bhullar finished runner-up @ avantha masters, earning him prize money of $258,700. scored 20-under 268, lost south african thomas aiken 3 strokes.

in august, became seventh golfer receive arjuna award since introduction in 1961.

later in december, won fifth asian tour title victory @ indonesia open. defeated malaysian nicholas fung , chapchai nirat thailand. first tournament win of season pushed him fourth place on asian tour s order of merit. win improved bhullar s chances qualify ryder cup-styled eurasia cup top 4 asian players @ end of 2013 season qualify team asia.