“ I ’ m relieved to have won today especially after the disappointment of last week . I had told myself at the start of this event that I will not repeat the mistakes of last week .”
vital tips on how to tackle the challenges posed by the Glade One Golf Resort course . He helped me on all kinds of information about the Glade One course including the layout , yardages , green speed and reading the line on the greens . He was motivating me through my round today .
“ I would also like to thank my wife Sheetal who gave me a pep talk after I missed out on a win last week . It was my marriage anniversary on the 24th of February and she said her biggest gift would be my victory at Glade One .”
Chouhan ’ s sixth career win earned him a prize money cheque of Rs . 4,84,950 and lifted him from 23rd to 13th place in the PGTI Order of Merit . He also earned three Official World Golf Ranking ( OWGR ) points for his win that pushed him up 207 spots in the world ranking from 823 to 616 .
Om Prakash Chouhan dominated the final day ’ s proceedings to make up for the previous week ’ s heartbreak with a massive four-shot victory
Manu Gandas ( 35-30-67-71 ), the other overnight joint leader , did not pose any threat to Chouhan in the last round as he posted a 71 . However , the 24-year-old Gandas ended up matching his previous best result on the PGTI with his runner-up finish .
Delhi ’ s Rashid Khan ( 69 ), Faridabad ’ s Abhinav Lohan ( 68 ) and Gurugram ’ s Veer Ahlawat ( 69 ) took joint third place at eight-under-208 .
Chandigarh ’ s Karandeep Kochhar kept his lead intact in the PGTI Order of Merit after his tied eighth finish at six-under-210 .
Manu Gandas ended up matching his previous best result on the PGTI with his runner-up finish
Om Prakash Chouhan is jubilant after holing out from the fairway bunker for an eagle-two from the same spot on the eighth for the second day in succession , he shot a 67 in Round 4 to capture his sixth title
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