Weeks earlier, he was reduced to tears after being disqualified for not signing his scorecard after leading the first day of the Mercuries Taiwan Masters.

But the growing pains on the Asian Tour made Chowrasia a stronger player.

"I was not confident of travelling alone during the early years but I'm okay now, especially when I have a lot of friends on Tour,” said Chowrasia, who had several anxious officials and compatriots making sure that he signed his scorecard on Sunday evening.

"Playing in different countries with very strong fields (in Asia) has helped me. Now, I feel more confident playing with them and I feel now that I can stand up against the best in the world and I'm going to work on all my weak points even more,” said Chowrasia.

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