Texas, May 23 India’s Arjun Atwal finished 39th on the final day at the USD 5.6 million Bank of America Colonial Golf Championship. Kenny Perry won the title with a huge seven-shot margin.
Atwal, with an injured knee, continued to be troubled in the fourth and final round at the par-70 Colonial Country Club, as he shot a three over 73 to slip in the final standings.
Atwal’s three-over had three birdies, as he dropped shots on second and third and then at seventh and eighth and again at 15th and 16th. His 73 saw him finish at three-under 277.
The irony was that the Indian hit his drives longer than the third round, had fewer putts and found more fairways, but then he failed to find the greens in regulation.
Daniel Chopra’s 69 comprised five birdies and four bogeys. He drove long, but was found wanting in terms of getting onto the fairways. He ended in the tied 57th place.
Atwal won USD 23,520 and has now crossed USD 660,000 in earnings.
