Randhawa finishes second in Korea

Jyoti Randhawa, who took time off to work on his game, showed that he made a wise decision as he registered his first top-10 finish in more than two years in the CJ Invitational hosted by KJ Choi here today.
Randhawa closed the USD 750,000 tournament with a fine 67 to tie for second. His 67 was similar to his first round score, which was flawless, but today, he dropped one shot against six birdies.
He finished at seven-under 281 and was a distant second tied with Kim Tae-Hoon, as another Kang Sung-Hoon, who had a stranglehold on the event finished as winner by five shots. Kang, who had four birdies in a row from third to sixth, could afford two bogeys on eighth and 16th as he carded 70 and totaled 12-under 276.

Anirban Lahiri (73) was tied 17th at one-under 287, while Rahil Gangjee (71) was tied 29th at two-over 290. Digvijay Singh faltered on the final day as he shot 79 and ended at 11-over 299.
Randhawa was pleased with his performance and said, "I started with a bang and ended with a bang but I have no idea what happened in between! I had a good ball striking day. I also made a few good putts."
"I felt the best out there today and I'm happy with the way I was swinging. I'll take the positive out of this round and I'll take it with me until the end of the year," he added.

On his round in general, Randhawa said, "The 16th was the best birdie. I had a 25-footer and it was up and down of the hill and I made that putt. That really got my juices going. That got me to five-under and it was a comfortable position for me to be in.
"I've been taking it easy for the last two or three months. For me to come back and finish in the top-five is really good for my confidence. There are a couple of things that's been holding me back from getting another win. I made a few swing changes and I wasn't feeling confident under pressure. Today I did that and it felt good.