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MAKES UP FOR PREVIOUS WEEK ’ S HEARTBREAK WITH MASSIVE FOUR-SHOT VICTORY AT GLADE ONE MASTERS 2021
Om Prakash Chouhan receives the winning cheque and trophy from Mr . Rajesh Bhrambhatt , Chairman , bSafal ( 3rd from right ), Mr . Rupesh Bhrambhatt , Managing Director , bSafal ( 2nd from right ), Mr . Himanshu Madan Mohan , Director , bSafal ( extreme left ), Mr . Arshpreet Thind , General Manager , Glade One Golf Resort ( extreme right ) and Mr . Uttam Singh Mundy , CEO , PGTI ( 2nd from left )

RESILIENT OM PRAKASH CHOUHAN

MAKES UP FOR PREVIOUS WEEK ’ S HEARTBREAK WITH MASSIVE FOUR-SHOT VICTORY AT GLADE ONE MASTERS 2021

Om Prakash Chouhan of Mhow

dominated the final day ’ s proceedings to win the Glade One Masters 2021 with a massive four-shot margin at 17-under-199 . Chouhan shot a five-under-67 at the magnificent Glade One Golf Resort in Ahmedabad in round four to make up for his heartbreaking loss on the PGTI the previous week .
Gurugram ’ s Manu Gandas took second place at 13-under-203 after firing a one-under-71 in the final round of the Rs . 30 lakh event .
The unique format for the inaugural Glade One Masters being played at the 9-hole Glade One Golf Resort was as follows . The first two rounds consisted of nine holes each . The cut was applied after 18 holes . The third and fourth rounds comprised 18 holes each . The tournament was played over a total of 54 holes .
Om Prakash Chouhan ( 35-33-64-67 ), the overnight joint leader along with Manu Gandas , was off to a flying start with birdies on the second and third . Om Prakash all but ran away with the match after his eaglebirdie on the eighth and ninth gave him a sixshot lead over nearest rival Manu Gandas .
Chouhan produced a magical pitching wedge shot from the fairway bunker on the eighth for the second day in succession as he once again found the hole from 115 yards and picked up an eagle-two just like he had done in round three .
Interestingly , ‘ OP ’ as Chouhan is fondly referred to by his fellow professionals , had also dominated the previous week ’ s event at Kalhaar Blues & Greens in Ahmedabad having led for the first three days . However , a quadruple bogey after finding the water on the seventh hole in the final round put paid to his chances there and saw him finish tied third .
The 34-year-old Chouhan said , “ 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 . The previous week was one of the rare occasions when I played in the leader group during the final round and did not win .
“ I have now won six times while playing in the leader group in round four . When I ’ m in a good position I generally don ’ t let the opportunity slip away . But that didn ’ t happen last week so that was a big lesson for me .
“ I must thank Mr . Ragesh Vasa who is a leading amateur golfer here in Ahmedabad for all his inputs about this course . He played a round with me in Kalhaar after the tournament last week and helped me regain my confidence by giving me some
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