KOLKATA
Om Prakash Chouhan birdied the final hole to total six-under 282 and secure a one-stroke win to claim his 11th career title at the S.S.P. Chawrasia Invitational occasion at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) course right here on Sunday.
Overnight chief Chouhan, who started his final spherical by gaining a shot, overcame a tough patch – which included 4 bogeys over the subsequent 13 holes as he struggled with his placing and misplaced his lead briefly – to hit an correct strategy shot very shut to the 18th hole and effortlessly putted it to pump his fist out of pleasure. His one-over 73 was adequate to carry him his fourth trophy of the season.
The 37-year-old, hailing from Mhow in Madhya Pradesh, bagged the winner’s purse of Rs 15 lakh to bolster his place atop the Order of Merit as his season’s earnings swelled to Rs 1,13,80,559. He turned the first participant to cross the Rs 1 crore barrier in season’s earnings on the Professional Golf Tour of India.
“Having closed out a few matches earlier in the year, I had the confidence that I can do it again,” stated Chouhan.
American rookie Varun Chopra shot a three-under 69 to take the runner-up spot at five-under 283 after taking pictures the day’s joint lowest rating of 69. It was the second runner-up end for the 24-year-old.
The scores:
282-Om Prakash Chouhan (70, 69, 70, 73); 283-Varun Chopra (73,72, 69, 69); 284-Angad Cheema (75, 67, 72, 70); 286-Udayan Mane (73, 68, 73, 72) and Rashid Khan (75,70, 69,72).
