After a satisfying season, newly-crowned Asian Tour Order of Merit champion Shubhankar Sharma wants to end the year on a high with another creditable performance at the BNI Indonesian Masters starting here Thursday.

Sharma's glorious run this season started with his second Asian Tour win in Malaysia in February followed by a tied-ninth finish at the World Golf Championships in Mexico in March, where he led in the second and third rounds.

He went on to play in all four Major championships this year and his season was further sweetened by three top-10s in India, Malaysia and Hong Kong which would eventually give him an unassailable lead on the Habitat for Humanity Standings.

"To be honest, I've been expecting too much from myself this year and it has been a numbers game from Asia to Europe and right up to the Majors," said Shubhankar.

"But after the Maybank Championship in Malaysia, I had a good lead on the Asian Tour Order of Merit and I really wanted to finish right on top.&nbsp;

"Now that I've done it, I'm feeling very relaxed. You always want to play well in every event that you play in and for this week, I want to give my best shot and try to win," said the 22-year-old, who was named the Rookie of the Year on the European Tour.

Shubhankar, who is the fifth and youngest Indian to win the coveted Asian Tour Order of Merit, said it was a satisfying season.

"It's very satisfying as I've done what I've set out to do and I'm really happy. Winning the Asian Tour Order of Merit means a lot to me as it's what all of us want to do," said the Indian, who won the 2018 Maybank Championship and the 2017 JoBurg Open.

Talking about the tournament beginning at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club, Shubhankar said: "Obviously, I've played on this course many times and I do know a few things about this track. But I'm looking forward to playing well and having a good week.

"This is our home Tour and this is where we all start. This is the last event of the year on the Asian Tour and I want to play my best and sign off what has already been a very satisfying year."&nbsp;

After a satisfying season, newly-crowned Asian Tour Order of Merit champion Shubhankar Sharma wants to end the year on a high with another creditable performance at the BNI Indonesian Masters starting here Thursday.

After a satisfying season, newly-crowned Asian Tour Order of Merit champion Shubhankar Sharma wants to end the year on a high with another creditable performance at the BNI Indonesian Masters starting here Thursday. Sharma's glorious run this season started with his second Asian Tour win in Malaysia in February followed by a tied-ninth finish at the World Golf Championships in Mexico in March, where he led in the second and third rounds. He went on to play in all four Major championships this year and his season was further sweetened by three top-10s in India, Malaysia and Hong Kong which would eventually give him an unassailable lead on the Habitat for Humanity Standings. "To be honest, I've been expecting too much from myself this year and it has been a numbers game from Asia to Europe and right up to the Majors," said Shubhankar. "But after the Maybank Championship in Malaysia, I had a good lead on the Asian Tour Order of Merit and I really wanted to finish right on top. "Now that I've done it, I'm feeling very relaxed. You always want to play well in every event that you play in and for this week, I want to give my best shot and try to win," said the 22-year-old, who was named the Rookie of the Year on the European Tour. Shubhankar, who is the fifth and youngest Indian to win the coveted Asian Tour Order of Merit, said it was a satisfying season. "It's very satisfying as I've done what I've set out to do and I'm really happy. Winning the Asian Tour Order of Merit means a lot to me as it's what all of us want to do," said the Indian, who won the 2018 Maybank Championship and the 2017 JoBurg Open. Talking about the tournament beginning at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club, Shubhankar said: "Obviously, I've played on this course many times and I do know a few things about this track. But I'm looking forward to playing well and having a good week. "This is our home Tour and this is where we all start. This is the last event of the year on the Asian Tour and I want to play my best and sign off what has already been a very satisfying year."

India golfer Shubhankar wants to sign off on a high at Indonesia Masters

Shubhankar Sharma Saturday became the youngest Indian to clinch the Asian Tour Order of Merit after a groundbreaking year of achievements. 
He won it even before the finish of the last two events of the 2018 season.&nbsp;

Sharma, who has led the Habitat for Humanity Order of Merit from February this year kept his nose ahead all the time.&nbsp;

After finishing tied sixth at the Hong Kong Open, which was his 11th start in a row and 15th in 16 weeks from the Open de France in June-July, Sharma skipped the Queen's Cup, Mauritius Open and the South African Open, despite a late challenge being mounted by South African Justin Harding.&nbsp;

This week as Harding missed the cut, any chance of him overtaking Sharma also ended and the Indian added another feather to his well-adorned cap.&nbsp;

Sharma, 22, became the fifth and the youngest Indian to win the Asian Tour Order of Merit. He joins Indian golfing legends like Jyoti Randhawa (2002), Arjun Atwal (2003), Jeev Milkha Singh (2006 and 2008) and Anirban Lahiri (2015).&nbsp;

None of the previous Indian winners of the Asian Tour Order of Merit were below 30 when they reached the top, while Sharma is just 22. Jeev is the only one in the list to win the Merit honours twice.&nbsp;

"The Asian Tour Order of Merit was something very significant for me, as were many of the other milestones, but with this I have followed in the footsteps of golfers like Jyoti Randhawa, Arjun Atwal, Jeev Milkha Singh and Anirban Lahiri, all of whom I look up to and who have been very encouraging to me," said Sharma.&nbsp;

Sharma is due to make his final start of 2018 at the BNI Indonesia Masters next week in Jakarta, where he will also be officially crowned as Asian Tour's No. 1.

The latest success rounds off a superb year for Sharma, who followed up his first Asian ? European Tour win at Joburg Open in mid-December, by winning the Malaysian Championships in February.&nbsp;

The young golfer, who at one time led both Asian and European Tour Order of Merits, went on to achieve his career-best World Ranking of 64 by finishing tied ninth on his WGC debut in Mexico and then finishing tied seventh at Hero Indian Open.&nbsp;

Sharma's cheque of USD 500,000 from Malaysia gave him a headstart in the merit race.&nbsp;

He went on to play all four Majors, as he was invited by the Augusta National Golf Club, and qualified for other three Majors, and also played all four WGC events.&nbsp;

He also topped the race for the European Tour's Rookie of Year and won the Sir Harry Cotton Award.&nbsp;

During the year, he was also honoured with the Arjuna Award, presented to him by the President of India.

Sharma's highlights of the year included the win in Malaysia, Top-10s in WGC-Mexico (T-9); Hero Indian Open (T-7); CIMB Classic (T-10) and Hong Kong Open (T-6).

Shubhankar Sharma Saturday became the youngest Indian to clinch the Asian Tour Order of Merit after a groundbreaking year of achievements. He won it even before the finish of the last two events of the 2018 season.

Shubhankar Sharma Saturday became the youngest Indian to clinch the Asian Tour Order of Merit after a groundbreaking year of achievements. He won it even before the finish of the last two events of the 2018 season. Sharma, who has led the Habitat for Humanity Order of Merit from February this year kept his nose ahead all the time. After finishing tied sixth at the Hong Kong Open, which was his 11th start in a row and 15th in 16 weeks from the Open de France in June-July, Sharma skipped the Queen's Cup, Mauritius Open and the South African Open, despite a late challenge being mounted by South African Justin Harding. This week as Harding missed the cut, any chance of him overtaking Sharma also ended and the Indian added another feather to his well-adorned cap. Sharma, 22, became the fifth and the youngest Indian to win the Asian Tour Order of Merit. He joins Indian golfing legends like Jyoti Randhawa (2002), Arjun Atwal (2003), Jeev Milkha Singh (2006 and 2008) and Anirban Lahiri (2015). None of the previous Indian winners of the Asian Tour Order of Merit were below 30 when they reached the top, while Sharma is just 22. Jeev is the only one in the list to win the Merit honours twice. "The Asian Tour Order of Merit was something very significant for me, as were many of the other milestones, but with this I have followed in the footsteps of golfers like Jyoti Randhawa, Arjun Atwal, Jeev Milkha Singh and Anirban Lahiri, all of whom I look up to and who have been very encouraging to me," said Sharma. Sharma is due to make his final start of 2018 at the BNI Indonesia Masters next week in Jakarta, where he will also be officially crowned as Asian Tour's No. 1. The latest success rounds off a superb year for Sharma, who followed up his first Asian ? European Tour win at Joburg Open in mid-December, by winning the Malaysian Championships in February. The young golfer, who at one time led both Asian and European Tour Order of Merits, went on to achieve his career-best World Ranking of 64 by finishing tied ninth on his WGC debut in Mexico and then finishing tied seventh at Hero Indian Open. Sharma's cheque of USD 500,000 from Malaysia gave him a headstart in the merit race. He went on to play all four Majors, as he was invited by the Augusta National Golf Club, and qualified for other three Majors, and also played all four WGC events. He also topped the race for the European Tour's Rookie of Year and won the Sir Harry Cotton Award. During the year, he was also honoured with the Arjuna Award, presented to him by the President of India. Sharma's highlights of the year included the win in Malaysia, Top-10s in WGC-Mexico (T-9); Hero Indian Open (T-7); CIMB Classic (T-10) and Hong Kong Open (T-6).

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