CHIKKARANGAPPA ’ S SOLID FINAL ROUND 68 EARNS
HIM REMARKABLE COME-FROM-BEHIND WIN AT GUJARAT OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP 2021 PRESENTED BY GUJARAT TOURISM
Chikkarangappa ( 2nd from right ) is seen receiving the winner ’ s cheque from Ms . Khyati Nayak , Manager - Marketing , Niche Tourism , Gujarat Tourism ( centre ), Mr . Devang Shah , MD , Navratna Group ( 2nd from left ) and Mr . Samir Panchal , Coach - Sports Authority of Gujarat ( extreme left ). Mr . Uttam Singh Mundy , CEO , PGTI ( extreme right ), is also seen in the picture
Bengaluru ’ s Chikkarangappa took
centre-stage in the final round as he shot a solid score of four-under-68 to earn a remarkable come-frombehind win at the Gujarat Open Golf Championship 2021 Presented by Gujarat Tourism being played at the Kalhaar Blues & Greens Golf Club in Ahmedabad .
The 27-year-old Chikka , a two-time winner on the Asian Development Tour ( ADT ) and an Asian Tour regular , ended the week at the Rs . 30 lakh event with a winning total score of nine-under-279 to emerge triumphant by three shots at the inaugural Gujarat Open
Golf Championship Presented by Gujarat Tourism and register his 13th win on the PGTI . It was his 14th career title .
Kolkata ’ s Viraj Madappa fired the last day ’ s best score of seven-under-65 to finish runner-up at six-under-282 .
Om Prakash Chouhan of Mhow , the leader for the first three days who was ahead by a comfortable five-shot margin at the start of the final round , carded a disastrous sixover-78 which saw him drop to tied third in the final placings at five-under-283 .
Delhi ’ s Sachin Baisoya ( 68 ) and Kolkata ’ s SSP Chawrasia ( 71 ) also took a share of
Rookie Jairaj Singh Sandhu , playing the first ever round of his professional career , sank three eagles including a hole-in-one during round one to equal the PGTI record
third place along with Chouhan . Chawrasia was the only player with four sub-par rounds during the week .
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