Shubhankar Sharma finishes T-7, logs first Top-10 of the year on European Tour

Rome, Oct 14 Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma rounded off the week with a three-under 68 for a total of nine-under 275 to finish tied seventh at the Italian Open here.

Shubhankar, with 21 birdies and an eagle, on Sunday topped the chart for strokes gained from approaches but he also gave away a lot bogeys, as many as a dozen and a double bogey, too.

It was Shubhankar’s first top-10 finish outside India since Hong Kong. His only top-10 this year has been tied second on the Indian PGTI Tour in February.

Yet his tied seventh finish was his best since the tied sixth in Hong Kong more than 11 months ago.

It also saw him move from 113th to 80th on the Race to Dubai standings and now needs a final push to get into top-50 for a start in the DP World Tour Championships next month.

Shubhankar’s return to form has seen him record three rounds in the 60s in four of the last six starts.