'The difference has come because of my approach. I am very positive in my approach,' said Bhullar, whose father, Harbhajan Singh is a former athlete.

Bhullar started the final round one shot ahead of Blyth. He immediately struck rhythm as he birdied second, third and fourth holes to go 20-under. A fourth birdie on sixth pulled him clear at 21-under. Over the next 12 holes, he played with maturity and added one more birdie on par-5 13th and then calmly parred the remaining five holes.

The final round began in the same order as third round with 15 players, including Blyth, completing their third round Sunday. Blyth, third at Hero Honda Indian Open last year, mounted a challenge after starting one behind Bhullar after 54 holes.

Blyth was 19-under with nine holes to go. He bogeyed the tenth and then got the shot back to go 19-under again after the 12th. But over the last holes, he managed just one more birdie on the 18th and finished sole second. His earlier best was a second place behind Gaurav Ghei at 2007 Pine Valley Open.

Bhullar, who shot 23 birdies during the week had just one bogey and that came on the first day on the ninth, which was his closing hole for the first round. He played his last 27 holes without a bogey.

Last year, Bhullar had a nervous finish in the season's penultimate event, the Johnnie Walker Cambodian Open. He fired a final round 64 to finish tied 11th and pipped Adam Groom to the 65th spot on the Order of Merit, the final place for a full card by a mere US$681 and also qualified for the Volvo Masters of Asia.

Bhullar, former India No. 1 amateur, was a silver medal winner in team event at the 2006 Asian Games, after which he turned professional. Last year he played nine events and missed the cut only once.

This season he was joint 10th at the Singha Thailand Open, tied second in the SAIL Open in India and shared fifth place at the Black Mountain Masters in Thailand and then added to it by topping the International Final Qualifying in Singapore to make the British Open.

The Jakarta win ensures him a two-year exemption and more importantly greater confidence to set higher goals.