On a final day that contained more twists and turns than a Hitchcock thriller, Arjun Atwal of India won the US$-300,000 Hero Honda Masters at the par-72 Delhi Golf Club, and became the first player to cross the million-dollar mark in career earnings on the Asian PGA Tour.
The 31-year-old Kolkata pro closed with a one-under 71 to aggregate seven-under 281 for the tournament, one better than Jyoti Randhawa, Pablo del Olmo (Mexico) and Gary Rusnak (USA).
The victory earned him $48,450 to take his career earnings to $1,016,352. The win almost seals Atwal's bid to win the Asian PGA Tour Order of Merit crown in 2003.
He now leads second placed Zhang Lian-wei of China by over $126,000 with four events to go this season.
On a day when lead changed hands like a yo-yo as winds added to the already tough course conditions, overnight leader Digvijay Singh failed in his bid to secure his maiden Asian PGA Tour title and finished tied 10th at three-under 285 following a round of 78.
Randhawa, twice winner of the tournament here, held the lead at 10-under after nine holes, before a double bogey on the 13th derailed his bid for a fifth Asian PGA Tour title.
