NEW DELHI – Anirban Lahiri grabbed his second European Tour title as he beat overnight leader Shiv Chowrasia on the first playoff hole at the Hero Indian Open on Sunday.

Lahiri, who won the Maybank Malaysian Open two weeks ago, returned a 2-under 69 that helped him bridge a seven-stroke lead and catch up with fellow Indian Chowrasia on an overall 7-under 277.

Chowrasia, who shared the lead with four others on the opening day before taking sole lead over the next two rounds, finished runner-up for the fourth time in the tournament. He returned five bogeys and a double-bogey in a dismal card of 76.

Defending champion Siddikur Rahman of Bangladesh, who was second after the third round, also carded a poor 76 to finish joint seventh along with two others.

NEW DELHI – Shiv Chowrasia will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Hero Indian Open after he carded a two-under 69 on Saturday at the Delhi Golf Club.

Defending champion Siddikur Rahman, who had shared the lead with Chowrasia and three others on the opening day, finished with a round of one-under 70.

Australian Marcus Fraser was five shots off the lead in third with a 67, while Daniel Chopra and Prayad Marksaeng were tied in fourth. Paul Peterson and Anirban Lahiri were a further stroke behind them.

Chowrasia, who came up with his first bogey of the week on the 17th hole, said he would “think and play positive on the final day” as he looked for his maiden Indian Open title after finishing runner up three times.

Toronto native Richard T Lee sits tied for 50th at 2-over.

NEW DELHI – Shiv Chowrasia shot a 4-under 67 Friday to take the sole lead at the Indian Open.

Chowrasia, a two-time winner on the European Tour, had four biridies for a 10-under 132 total.

Defending champion Siddikur Rahman (68) was a stroke behind, while Chapchai Nirat (71) and Joakim Lagergren (71) were tied for third, four strokes behind Chowrasia.

Canadian Richard T Lee is T13 at 2-under par.

NEW DELHI – Defending champion Siddikur Rahman and three-time runner-up Shiv Chowrasia each shot 6-under 65 Thursday to take a share of the lead with three others in the first round of the Indian Open.

“This is a tight and narrow golf course. I’m a very accurate player so I really like this type of course,” Rahman said. “You always see me in good positions when I play here.”

Richard T Lee, Chapchai Nirat and Joakim Lagergren were also at the top of the leaderboard in the European and Asian Tour co-sanctioned event.

Mithun Perera and Kalem Richardson were two strokes behind. Miguel Angel Jimenez shot a 1-under 70 and is tied for 23rd.

HUA HIN, Thailand – Australian Andre Dodt won his second European Tour title by beating countryman Scott Hend and local favorite Thongchai Jaidee by one shot at the Black Mountain Golf Club on Sunday.

With overnight leader Hend, who started the round with a one-stroke lead, and Thongchai struggling on the greens, Dodt produced a bogey-free 67 to seal the victory with a 16-under-par 272.

It was the 29-year-old’s second European Tour win after he won in Great Noida, India five years ago.

“There are no thoughts at the moment. I’m speechless,” Dodt said. “I played well. I got off to a good start today, hung in there during the middle, tried to make pars on the tougher holes.”

Six-time European Tour winner Thongchai, with four birdies against a bogey and a double bogey, settled for a final-round 71 and second with Hend, whose final round included three birdies and three bogeys for a 72.

Canadian Richard T. Lee finished tied 4th after a bogey-free final-round 66 for a 274, along with Kiradech Aphibarnrat (70) and American Jason Knutzon (67).

HUA HIN, Thailand – Scott Hend of Australia surged into lead of the Thailand Classic on Saturday by shooting a 6-under 66 in the third round despite a bogey on the last hole.

Hend used his powerful hitting to make five birdies and an eagle on the 13th before his only mishap on the 18th. His 15-under total of 201 put him one shot ahead of overnight leader Miguel Angel Jimenez and local favorite Thongchai Jaidee at the European Tour event.

Hend said “I played very solidly and putted quite well. I only made one mistake so it was pretty good. This is where you want to be, in the last group on a Sunday.

Jimenez had a bogey-free round of 69, while Thongchai carded 67.

The 51-year-old Jiminez said “I’m playing well and hitting it well. I missed a few putts (but) I’m creating lots of chances.”

Canada’s Richard T. Lee carded a 73 Saturday and dropped 17 spots into a tie for 20th.

HUA HIN, Thailand – Miguel Jimenez bogeyed his last hole but still led the Thailand Classic by one shot after the second round at Black Mountain on Friday.

Fighting the flu, the 51-year-old Jimenez shot a 6-under-par 66 to lie at 11 under overall, edging his playing partner and local Kiradech Aphibarnrat, who eagled the par-five 2nd hole in successive days in a second straight 67.

“I am disappointed to make bogey on the last, but … you’re always happy when you’re under par – and the more under par you are, the happier you are,” Jimenez said.

“I have the flu, and I’m very bunged up and slept terribly last night, but apart from that I’m fine.”

Kiradech, 26 years Jimenez’s junior, also sprinkled his round with six birdies against three bogeys to be 10 under going into the weekend. He won his only European Tour title almost two years ago at the Malaysian Open. He has only one top 10 since then.

Richard Lee of Canada, who finished fifth in Malaysia last week, carded 67 to stay in contention for another week. He was two off the lead and tied with Scott Hend of Australia (68), and Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand (66).

“Just one bogey is good, especially on a course like this,” Lee said. “The greens are really tricky.

“I came off a win last year, and I’ve been in good form. I’m pretty surprised with the results.”

After an opening 64, overnight leader Michael Hoey of Northern Ireland settled with par and a total at 8 under in a four-way tie for sixth.

PRACHUAB KHIRI KHAN, Thailand – Michael Hoey shot an 8-under 64 Thursday to set a course record and take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Thailand Classic.

The former British Amateur champion from Northern Ireland had eight birdies at the Black Mountain Golf Club to lead three others by one shot. David Lipsky of the United States, Hung Chien-yao of Taiwan and Carlos Pigem of Spain were tied for second at the European-Asian Tour event.

“I know the course is scoreable because there’s not a lot of rough, but the wind picks up and the last few holes were tricky today,” Hoey said. “We probably had 10 or 11 holes with not much wind, which was the advantage of teeing off early. But the last few holes were tricky.”

Canadian Richard T. Lee carded a 4-under 68 for a share of 14th place.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – India’s Anirban Lahiri has his sights set on the U.S. Masters after winning the Malaysian Open on Sunday by firing a final round 4-under 68, finishing a stroke ahead of Austrian Bernd Wiesberger.

Anirban, who finished on 16-under 272, rolled in a 40-foot birdie putt from off the green on the 17th hole as he overcame a five-shot deficit at the start of play.

Ranked 73rd heading into this week’s event at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club, Lahiri will now move into the world’s top 40.

With the top 50 automatically qualifying for the Masters when the cut-off is made in early April, the 27-year-old has a great chance of making it to Augusta National.

“That’s definitely one of my targets,” Lahiri said. “I don’t know how far I’ve moved up (the rankings), but I’m pretty confident now with this win I should have a good chance.”

Wiesberger held a two-shot lead over Spain’s Alejandro Canizares heading into the final round, but the Austrian faltered, carding a two-over 74 to finish outright second on 15-under.

Canizares also shot 74 to end the week three shots behind Lahiri in a tie for third alongside England’s Paul Waring, who closed with a 73.

Defending champion Lee Westwood, who shared the lead after the opening two rounds, stumbled to a 75 on Sunday that left him in a share of fifth on 11-under.

Nine shots off the pace after the second round, Lahiri shot a superb 10-under 62 on Saturday to put himself in contention.

“I don’t think it has sunk in yet,” Lahiri said. “But I’m pretty sure when it does, I’ll be pretty happy.”

Needing a birdie on the par-5 18th to force a playoff, Wiesberger left his putt short and could only manage par. The Austrian has now finished tied sixth, third, tied fourth and second over the past four weeks.

“On the back nine I hit bad shots off the tee on 13 and 14, a bad seven-iron on 17 and another five-iron missed on 17,” a disappointed Wiesberger told The Associated Press.

“It’s not good enough to win the tournament. Overall I just didn’t play well enough today.”

Toronto native Richard T. Lee finished tied for fifth following a final round of 1-under 71.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Bernd Wiesberger is well positioned to cap a superb month of golf with victory in the Malaysian Open after shooting a 9-under 63 on Saturday, taking a two-shot lead going into the final round.

He moved to 17-under 199 overall at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club, two strokes ahead of Spain’s Alejandro Canizares, who finished his roller-coaster round eagle-birdie-bogey to card a 68.

Defending champion Lee Westwood struggled for much of the round before picking up birdies on his final two holes to sit three off the pace following a 69.

The Englishman is in a tie for third on 14-under alongside compatriot Paul Waring, who carded a 65 featuring two eagles, six birdies and three bogeys.

The round of the day belonged to Indian Anirban Lahiri, who produced a bogey-free 62 that put him in outright fifth on 12-under.

They are all chasing the white-hot Wiesberger, who has started 2015 with a tied sixth in Abu Dhabi, third in Qatar and tied fourth at the Dubai Desert Classic to move into the world’s top 50 for the first time.

“It’s my European Tour record, I’ve never shot 63, so it was good to do it on Saturday when in contention,” Wiesberger said. “I started really nicely and finished really nicely, so there were a lot of good things.

“I just have to hit good shots and see what happens. If I keep playing like this, I have a good chance to take this home.”

The world No.48 opened with five consecutive birdies and carded 10 in total, with his lone bogey coming on the par 3 eighth hole.

The last of Wiesberger’s four European Tour titles came in his native Austria back in 2012, but he has now played 17 straight rounds in par or better, dating back to last November.

Lahiri started the day nine back in a tie for 29th before equaling the best round ever produced at the KLGCC. Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin also shot 62 in 2009.

“It was awesome,” Lahiri said. “I started off in a positive mood and I kept the momentum going.

“I didn’t really care much what was happening on the leaderboard. It was nice to go out there and play with freedom and that’s what I’ll try to do tomorrow.”

Canada’s Richard T. Lee (69-69-68) is within striking distance, seven-shots off the lead.