AVANTHA MASTERS IN INDIA

Aussie Dodt wins after Drysdale loses

lead with bogeys at 13th and 15th

FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
A birdie at the last saw Andrew Dodt claim the Avantha Masters in New Delhi, India by a stroke after the Australian posted a final round of 68 to lift the trophy with a winning total of 14 under par 274
With seven players entering the last day level at the top of the leaderboard, it always promised to be a thrilling and exciting day at DLF Golf and Country Club, and so it proved.
The lead changed hands several times - Scot David Drysdale leading by a shot until he had bogeys at the 13th and 15th -with Richard Finch's spectacular six under 66 at one point looking to have secured an unexpected triumph for the Englishman.
However, Dodt sank birdies at the 16th and 18th to claim his maiden European Tour victory ahead of Finch and Richard Bland, who carded a 71 to end on 12 under and miss out on his maiden European Tour title.
Dodt, whose previous best finish was a tie for ninth at last year's Barclays Singapore Open, began the day one shot off the pace but had picked up three strokes by the turn and was well placed with nine holes to play.
A bogey at the 11th threatened to derail the 24 year old's bid but he managed to recover over the final three holes to secure the trophy.
Finch, meanwhile, mounted his charge from down the leaderboard as the Hull golfer reached the halfway point in 32 having collected five birdies and one bogey.
But he could only pick up two more shots down the stretch to eventually finish 13 under.
For Bland, it was a case of so near yet so far. Saturday's 66 had catapulted him into contention and two early birdies saw him keep pace at the top of the scoreboard.
However, a bogey at the sixth set him back and although he recovered the shot at the 16th, he could not find the birdie he needed at the last to force a play-off, a bogey six condemning the 37 year old to a share of third as his search for that elusive first European Tour victory continues.
Scot David Drysdale also finished on 12-under-par 276, joint third, after a 70 following bogeys at the 13th and 15th effectively scuppering his hopes. Drysdale earned 71,259 Euros.
He was joined by Barry Lane, the 49 year old failing in his bid to become The European Tour's oldest winner as he could only manage a one under 71 after failing to get going on the front nine.
Japan's Tetsuji Hiratsuka completed the quartet. Having fired a new course record of 62 on Friday to move into contention, he like Lane could only muster a 71 despite sinking five birdies as a double bogey six at the fifth and a dropped shot two holes later hindered his progress.
Fredrik Andersson Hed took seventh on 11 under while Darren Clarke and Oliver Fisher finished in a group of six players on ten under following rounds of 71 and 70 respectively.
In terms of top-20 finishers, it was one of the best on the Tour by Scots for a long time.
Apart from Drysdale, Steven O'Hara (29,775 Euros) from Motherwell tied for eighth place with a 69 for 278; Aberdeen's Richie Ramsay (21,600 Euros) finished joint 14th with a 70 for 279, and Peter Whiteford (18,060 Euros) from Kirkcaldy had four rounds of 70 for a share of 18th place on 280.
Edinburgh-based Andrew Coltart signed off with a 71 for 285, a joint 38th finish that earned him 9,600 Euros.

FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
274 Andrew Dodt (Aus) 67 68 71 68 (250,000 Euros).
275 Richard Finch 69 69 71 66 (166,650 Euros).
276 Richard Bland 68 71 66 71, David Drysdale 68 67 71 70, Tetsuji Hiratsuka (Jpn) 73 62 70 71, Barry Lane 67 67 71 71 (71,250 Euros each).
277 Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 68 71 66 72
278 Yin-shin Chan (Tpe) 65 68 72 73, Jeppe Huldahl (Den) 71 70 66 71, Darren Clarke 71 66 70 71, Steven O'Hara 69 73 67 69, Oliver Fisher 70 67 71 70, Jason Knutzon (USA) 70 67 72 69 (jt 8th) (29,775 Euros each).
279 Rahil Gangjee (Ind) 67 69 69 74, Richie Ramsay 71 68 70 70, Rick Kulacz (Aus) 68 67 74 70, Chih-bing Lam (Sin) 67 68 74 70 (jt 14th) (21,600 Euros each).
280 Sung Lee (Kor) 71 65 73 71, Peter Whiteford 70 70 70 70, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 71 70 68 71, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 72 67 71 70, Hideto Tanihara (Jpn) 71 69 71 69 (jt 18th) (18,060 Euros each).
281 Darren Beck (Aus) 70 65 70 76, Kwanchai Tannin (Hkg) 68 68 70 75, Marcel Siem (Ger) 64 73 70 74, Wen-hong Lin (Chn) 68 70 69 74
282 John Parry 67 67 75 73, Richard McEvoy 73 68 73 68
283 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 67 74 72 70, Thaworn Wiratchant (Tha) 67 73 67 76, Chapchai Nirat (Tha) 68 72 72 71, Angelo Que (Phi) 73 70 69 71, Terry Pilkadaris (Aus) 68 71 68 76, Clodomiro Carranza (Arg) 73 69 70 71
284 Joost Luiten (Ned) 69 74 70 71, Wen-chong Liang (Chn) 71 68 71 74, Rhys Davies 72 68 71 73
285 Seung-yul Noh (Kor) 72 70 71 72, Arjun Atwal (Ind) 72 69 71 73, Andrew Coltart 69 74 71 71, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 71 71 74 69, Digvijay Singh (Ind) 71 71 73 70, Adam Blyth (Aus) 74 68 70 73 (jt 38th) (9,600 Euros each).
286 Mark F Haastrup (Den) 72 71 72 71, Gareth Maybin 70 69 70 77, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 70 73 72 71, Udorn Duangdecha (Tha) 71 71 67 77, George Coetzee (Rsa) 72 70 71 73, Danny Chia (Mal) 74 65 73 74, Kunal Bhasin (Ind) 71 71 71 73, Gregory Havret (Fra) 71 71 69 75
287 Ashok Kumar (Ind) 70 72 75 70, Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 69 74 73 71, Scott Hend (Aus) 76 67 72 72, Chinnarat Phadungsil (Tha) 76 65 73 73, Mardan Mamat (Sin) 72 70 72 73
288 David Howell 74 68 69 77, Lee Slattery 70 69 71 78
289 Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Tha) 74 69 70 76, Shane Lowry 71 66 77 75, Ted Oh (Kor) 71 72 74 72
290 Ben Leong (Mal) 68 73 75 74
292 Julien Quesne (Fra) 73 70 77 72
293 Patrik Sjoland (Swe) 71 70 75 77
294 Anthony Kang (USA) 71 72 75 76, Scott Barr (Aus) 73 70 72 79