India, May 19 -- It took a long time coming, but eight years since he turned professional, Pukhraj Singh Gill finally has an international win under his belt. The Ludhiana-born golfer won the ADT Players Championship at the Saujana Golf and Country Club in Shah Alam, Malaysia earlier this month in a thrilling three-way playoff featuring Filipino Sean Ramos and Thai teenager Thanawin Lee.

To Gill and to those acquainted with his recent run of form, the win doesn't come as a total surprise. In December last year, he won the IGPL Order of Merit. Then came the International Series in Singapore in April where his T-26 was the joint best Indian finish alongside Gaganjeet Bhullar. The win in Malaysia came a fortnight later.

"I was quite confid...