India's Anirban Lahiri sealed his first appearance at a major tournament by shooting a final-round, five-under-par 67 in Asian International qualifying on Friday to book his ticket to this year's British Open.
Germany's Marcel Siem took the opening honours at the inaugural Avantha Masters by posting an eight-under-par 64 for a single shot lead over Chinese Taipei's Chan Yih-shin on Thursday.
China's Liang Wen-chong held on to a one stroke lead after firing his second straight 71 in the third round at the Hero Honda Indian Open on Saturday. Liang who was last year's Asian Tour's Order of Merit winner, produced a 14-under-par 202 total for a narrow advantage over Australia's Adam Blyth, who nailed a 66 at the Delhi Golf Club.
The Indian ace carded a superb four-under 68 to grab a one-stroke lead over the rest of the field after the penultimate round.
The Indian duo finished in joint-third place in the World Cup qualifier, which was won by Singapore's Mardan Mamat and Lam Chih Bing.
Shiv Kapur and Gaurav Ghei shot a six-under 66, but still found themselves three shots behind leaders Singapore after the penultimate round in the golf World Cup qualifiers.
The top two teams in the 12-nation qualifier automatically sealed spots at the November 17-20 WGC-World Cup.
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