N. Thangaraja with the winner’s cheque at the Ahmedabad Open golf championship on Friday.
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Sri Lankan N. Thangaraja clinched the title with a five-shot margin over Yashas Chandra in the ₹1 crore Ahmedabad Open golf championship at the Kensville Golf and Country Club on Friday.
The 43-year-old Thangaraja, who played a steady fourth round of one-over 73, had an overall eight-under 280 for his fifth title in the PGTI that fetched him a cheque of ₹15 lakh.
Yashas Chandra also had a last round of 73 as he finished runner-up with three-under 285, in collecting a prize of ₹10 lakh.
Michele Ortolani of Italy was the sole third with his two-under 286 following a par round on the fourth day. He pocketed ₹5,99,800.
With his overnight five-shot lead, Thangaraja admitted that he did not have to do anything fancy to ensure the title. He had a birdie and two bogeys on the final day.
“I made a solid start. When the gap between myself and the rest continued to widen, I looked to play regulation golf, trying to hit most fairways and greens. After the front-nine, I was quite confident of victory,” said Thangaraja, whose last title had come in 2023.
The results: 1. N Thangaraja (64, 73, 69, 73) 280; 2. Yashas Chandra (72, 70, 70, 73) 285; 3. Michele Ortolani (68, 74, 72, 72) 286; 4T. Varun Parikh (73, 73, 69, 72), Harendra Gupta (70, 67, 75, 75) 287; 6T. M Dharma (75, 71, 73, 70), Anshul Kabthiyal (70, 77, 71, 71), Manu Gandas (75, 76, 67, 71) 289; 9T. Arjun Sharma (73, 73, 70, 74), Dhruv Sheoran (73, 72, 71, 74), Ankur Chadha (71, 74, 70, 75) 290; 12. Joshua Seale (76, 72, 71, 72) 291; 13T. Akshay Sharma (73, 74, 72, 73), Jamal Hossain (75, 72, 71, 74), Badal Hossain (72, 75, 70, 75) 292; 16T. Chandarjeet Yadav (74, 76, 72, 71), Pukhraj Gill (72, 75, 76, 70), Mani Ram (76, 72, 74, 71), Abhinav Lohan (73, 74, 73, 73), Stepan Danek (73, 73, 77, 70).
Published – March 07, 2025 08:02 pm IST
