Bhullar signs off 50th, Herbert marks Australia Day with win in Dubai

Gaganjeet Bhullar shot three-over 75 in final round to finish tied 50th at Omega Dubai Desert Classic golf on Sunday. Indian golfer h three each of birdies and bogeys and a triple bogey on an extremely windy and difficult final day as he finished with a total of five-over 293 here. Bhullar, as also Shubhankar, who missed cut this week, will next play at Saudi International next week.

Bhullar signs off 50th

Lucas Herbert (68) marked Australia Day with an emotional win after he fought back from six behind to get into a play-off with Christiaan Bezuidenhout (68), who was also six behind leers at start of day. It was also a maiden win for Herbert and it came on his 50th start and on Australia Day (January 26). It also moved him back into Top-100 of World Rankings. As Australia continues to battle against bushfires, Herbert h a mess for all his fellow Australians.

"re's lot happening in Australia right w with fires and Cam Smith said it a couple of weeks ago when he won. Everyone around world is behind us and hopefully we can keep fighting harder than what I did on that first play-off hole.

"That's thing compared to firefighters and volunteers that are putting out fires so I'm sending all my love back home."

Bezuidenhout was one who set clubhouse target of 9-under as he finished around time final pairing of Wu Ashun and Victor Perez h just turned into back nine. Herbert was one group behind Bezuidenhout and both shot 68 each to get to 9-under, while players who started after m started dropping shots. It was dramatic as Bezuidenhout found water after laying up on last and me a clutch putt for bogey. 

Coming behind him, Herbert birdied 17th and 18th and joined him at 9-under. But that n h seemed unlikely to be winning score as re were still seven groups to come and it h a lot of established names, but y all fell one by one leaving Herbert and Bezuidenhout to play off for crown. re was more drama as Herbert found water with his second shot on first play-off hole but still saved par with a stunning shot from drop zone to take it back to tee. second time around on second play-off hole, he hit a superb second shot to get within 20 feet and two putted for birdie to take title.

Spaniard ri Arnaus (70), South African Dean Burmester (72) and England's Tom Lewis (74) finished at 7-under, a shot clear of American Kurt Kitayama (75) and China's Wu Ashun (77). tighter fairways and thick rough plus firm greens meant very difficult scoring and Herbert's winning total 9-under was 15 shots more than Bryson DeChambeau (76), who was T-8 this time. Overnight leer Wu chipped in for birdie on seventh but four bogeys and a double between eighth and 15th saw him fall out of race and finish T-6. Bryson DeChambeau, nine-under after 14 holes, bogeyed each of his last four holes and fell to five-under and T-8, and Fleetwood bogeyed four times between ninth and 15th to finish T-11.