My course management was also not good enough. I often used a driver, when I should have used a 2-Iron or 3-Iron of the tee,' Bhullar said.

Bhullar, who twice rallied from four-over to finish at one-over for the first day, was unable to conjure up any great escapes Friday. While he had seven birdies on the first day, he had just one in the second round on the second hole and at that point he was even par for the round, raising visions of him making the cut.

That birdie gave him his only moment of cheer on the second day, for it was at this very hole, he had dropped a triple on first. But that may well have been his last smile for the day, and then as the wind picked up, he slowly but steadily slipped into oblivion.

Bhullar opened in style with a birdie on second and that made even par for the tournament. He stayed there till the fourth and then the battle began.

He dropped a double bogey on the fifth and then had back-to-back bogeyed on the seventh and eighth to turn in three-over 38. On the back nine, he again double bogeyed the 13th and bogeyed the 14th. A final bogey on 18th meant, his card for the day read 77 and eight-over 148 for 36 holes.

'This was my first major and it has been a great experience. I'll be going back to play on the Asian Tour, starting with the Indonesia President Invitational next week and the Brunei Open following that,' said Bhullar.

'I think I'll do well with the experience gained and hopefully lift my maiden title on the Asian Tour,' he said.