Macau, Sep 13 - India's Gaganjeet Bhullar added to his growing reputation as the rising star in Asian golf, as he zoomed to a second place finish behind the seasoned veteran Thailand's Thaworn Wiratchant in the full field US$ 500,000 Macau Open at the Macau Golf and Country Club here Sunday.

As Thaworn continued his rich vein of form to claim his 11th Asian Tour victory with a commanding six-shot triumph, Bhullar shot a superb five-under 66 to move up the ladder and finish second.

Bhullar picked up $54,250 and moved to sixth on Order of Merit.

Of the other Indians, Digvijay Singh (73, three-over 287) finished tied 43rd, down from overnight 36th and C. Muniyappa, 26th after third round, dropped to tied 56th with a final round of 77 for a total of six-over 290.

Bhullar had a birdie- eagle-birdie start on his opening three holes. However, with Thaworn in fine form, the Indian paid a tribute to the Thai for his fantastic victory.

'I had a good trot and that gave me a lot of boost. I was having a look at Thaworn's score but he was way in front of me and I didn't think I could catch him. He is our Asian hero and I look up to him for his achievement on the Asian Tour,' said Bhullar.

The second place in Macau was the sixth top-10 finish for the 21-year-old Bhullar. Bhullar won the Indonesia President Invitational in July, and finished tied second in SAIL Open and Brunei Open and he was sole second in Macau.