ROYAL TROON (SCOTLAND): Shubhankar Sharma gave his Olympic hopes a major fillip with a gritty 72 in tough conditions at Royal Troon in the 152nd Open. "I am proud of the fightback, and it will hold m e in good stead for my first Olympic Games next month in Paris," said Sharma, who also celebrated his 28th birthday on Sunday.
Though conditions were not as tough as the first two days, the conditions on Sunday were not a cakewalk as Sharma began with strong wind and cold breeze in attendance. Sharma showed great grit and hung in with a lot of determination to bring home a final round of 1-over 72 and finished 3-over 287 for the week and inside Top-20 for the second straight year. He was T-8 last year at Royal Liverpool.
