Chiba (JAPAN), April 5: Indian golfer Karandeep Kochhar logged his best finish at an international series event, hitting a late hat-trick of birdies in the thrilling fourth round to finish fifth, here Sunday.
Kochhar, who has twice finished runner-up in Asian Tour, carded a final round of 4-under 67 that featured birdies on his last three holes.
It was his second Top-5 in three Asian Tour starts this year.
The International Series events also count towards the Asian Tour, while the International Series has its own rankings, with the winner going to the Liv League.
Kochhar finished the week with a score of 12-under par (67-65-73-65).
Jeev Milkha Singh was the only other Indian to have made the cut this week. The veteran finished T-70 after carding a final round of even par 71. He was 6-over par for the week (72-69-78-71).
Travis Smyth continued his dream run this season into the first International Series event of the year. He finished with an eagle on the last hole to win by one stroke with a total of 15-under par (71-66-68-64) to hold onto the top position on the Asian Tour Order of Merit. He also leads the International Series standings. (PTI)
