Bhullar looks forward to returning to Asian Tour in Jakarta

September 13th, 2009 MACAU - India's Gaganjeet Bhullar added to his growing reputation as the rising star in Asian golf, as he zoomed to a second place finish behind the seasoned veteran Thailands Thaworn Wiratchant in the full field US$ 500,000 Macau Open at the Macau Golf and Country Club here Sunday. As Thaworn continued his rich vein of form to claim his 11th Asian Tour victory with a commanding six-shot triumph, Bhullar shot a superb five-under 66 to move up the ladder and finish second.

September 1st, 2009 CRANS MONTANA - Rising Indian star Gaganjeet Bhullar will savour the sweet rewards of his recent success when he competes in the Omega European Masters Thursday. The 21-year-old is raring to test his game against Europes finest at the picturesque Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club in the Swiss Alps this week, a perk which came with his maiden Asian Tour victory in Indonesia in July.

August 4th, 2009 PETALING JAYA - Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar, riding a wave of success with a title and a tied second in successive weeks, will go in with tonnes of confidence at the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters starting here Wednesday. The 21-year-old Bhullar is the man in form following his breakthrough triumph in the Indonesia President Invitational two weeks ago and a play-off loss in Brunei Sunday.

August 1st, 2009 Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - Riding high after last week's title win in Indonesia, Gaganjeet Bhullar shot a brilliant seven-under 64 to zoom to tied third and within two shots of the leader, veteran Thai Boonchu Ruangkit, at the Brunei Open here Saturday. The 21-year-old Bhullar is now 11-under 202, while Ruangkit,53, is 13-under 200.

July 31st, 2009 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - Gaganjeet Bhullar, who made a great recovery with three straight birdies from 15th to 17th, dropped a bogey on the very last to finish at even par 71 in the second round of the Brunei Open golf here Friday. At four-under 138 for two days, he continued to be the best Indian in the field.

July 26th, 2009 JAKARTA - Gaganjeet Bhullar announced his arrival as the next big golfing star from India when he turned in yet another dominating performance with a flawless five-under 67 to win the Indonesia President Invitational 2009 Sunday, his first professional title on the Asian Tour. He buried the ghosts of 2007 and totalled a brilliant 22-under 266 with rounds of 69, 68, 62 and 67.

July 26th, 2009 JAKARTA - Gaganjeet Bhullar announced his arrival as the next big golfing star from India when he turned in yet another dominating performance with a flawless five-under 67 to win the Indonesia President Invitational 2009 Sunday, his first professional title on the Asian Tour. He buried the ghosts of 2007 and totalled a brilliant 22-under 266 with rounds of 69, 68, 62 and 67.

July 25th, 2009 JAKARTA - Big-hitting Gaganjeet Bhullar worked his way past a weather stoppage and fading light in the evening to fire the best round of his fledgling professional career, to go into the lead after three rounds at the Indonesia President Invitational here Saturday. Bhullar, fresh from his British Open experience, came back with a bogey-free 10-under 62, showing why he is considered one of the most promising youngsters on the Asian Tour.

July 24th, 2009 JAKARTA - Two of India's most promising young golfers made their presence felt with superb cards in the second round of the weather-interrupted Indonesia President Invitational here Friday. Gaganjeet Bhullar shot a four-under 68 and continued his good run despite missing a couple of chip-ins and an eagle chance in the second round while Anirban Lahiri made a big jump up from tied 47th to 15th with an excellent five-under 67.

July 23rd, 2009 JAKARTA - Fresh from his British Open experience, Gaganjeet Bhullar, seen as the rising star of Indian golf, shot a three-under 69 to be three off the lead at the end of the first round of the Indonesia President Invitational here Thursday. The lead in the $400,000 Asian Tour event was shared by Thai star Thaworn Wiratchant, Finlands Pasi Purhonen and Australian duo Marcus Both and Darren Beck who all fired matching six-under-par 66s.

July 17th, 2009 LONDON - English football club Manchester United have cancelled their tour match in Jakarta after bomb explosions in the Indonesian capital Friday left nine people dead and at least 23 injured. Bombs exploded at the Jakarta Marriott and Ritz-Carlton, which was to host the Manchester United squad for four days from Saturday evening.

July 15th, 2009 TURNBERRY - The baby face may be a dead giveaway, but Gaganjeet Bhullar's confidence is that of a man way beyond his 21 years and it also gives no indication of the fact that he is making his Major debut at the 138th edition of the British Open. While Jeev Milkha Singh has been the flagbearer of Indian golf globally, it would not be incorrect to say that Bhullar is by far the hottest Indian golfer right now.

July 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's Gaganjeet Bhullar will join Jeev Milkha Singh, as he realises his childhood dream of playing in the worlds oldest major at the British Open in Turnberry next week. Bhullar, at 20, the youngest Indian to get an entry into a Major, has blossomed into one of Indias leading professionals after being a top-notch amateur.

June 3rd, 2009 SENTOSA - Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawas win at the Singha Thailand Open and Gaganjeet Bhullars second place at the SAIL Open were the highlights for India as the Asian Tour completed its first half of the 2009 season with a sprinkling of magical feats which included a world scoring record and historic milestones by one of the regions golf legends. Randhawa returned to the winning circle after a gap of more than a year, while Bhullar, knocking at the doors of stardom on Asian Tour, was unable to catch up with the record-breaking big-hitting Thai star Chapchai Nirat who wrote a slice of history with his record-shattering 32-under-par 256 aggregate victory at the SAIL Open.

May 25th, 2009 SENTOSA - The Asian Tour today announced that Indias Gautam Thapar has accepted to become a Board Member on the Asian Tour. Thapar, the President of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) has been instrumental in the robust growth and consolidation of PGTI since its inception in September, 2006.