Bhattacharya, who began the final round with a one-shot lead, was firmly in contention for the top spot for much of the day before dropping bogeys on three of the last seven holes. A closing-round 72 left him one stroke short of China\u2019s Lin Yuxin, who claimed victory with a five-round total of 16-under-par at the Lake View Resort & Golf Club.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Lin, a two-time Asia-Pacific Amateur champion, signed for a 67 to edge Bhattacharya, who finished at 15-under. Needing a par on the par-four 18th to force a tie at the top, the Indian bogeyed the hole to settle for second place.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It was an encouraging day overall for Indian golf, with three more players also securing Asian Tour cards by finishing inside the top 35. Rashid Khan carded a 68 to finish tied-15th at 7-under, while Ajeetesh Sandhu surged with a final-round 67 to end tied-19th at 6-under. Shubham Jaglan claimed the final available card after emerging from a five-hole play-off involving 12 players who were tied at 5-under.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Khalin Joshi narrowly missed out, finishing at 4-under after bogeying the final hole. Kartik Singh (74) and Honey Baisoya (78) ended tied-57th, while S Chikkarangappa (73) finished tied-64th, with all three earning limited status.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bhattacharya, coached by former Asian Games team silver medallist Rahul Bajaj, reflected on a demanding final day but chose to focus on the positives.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt was a tough last day, but there were a lot of positives,\u201d he said. \u201cI made a lot of birdies this week\u201427 in total\u2014which is a good number. I play every tournament to win, even if it\u2019s Q-School. I wanted to finish number one, but just couldn\u2019t close it out.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bhattacharya, coached by former Asian Games team silver medallist Rahul Bajaj, reflected on a demanding final day but chose to focus on the positives.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Canadian Henry Lee finished third at 14-under after a final-round 70, while Mexico\u2019s Roberto Lebrija (72) was fourth, and Australia\u2019s Will Florimo (70) rounded out the top five.<\/p>\r\n\r\n