Lahiri wins PGTI Championship

Lahiri said,“I performed well in all aspects of the game today. My hitting was quite good and I sank some long putts as well. This has been a really good week for me as I never lost focus as far as mytargets were concerned. It’s been a delight playing on this golf course since it suits my style of play.”

He added,“The key in the final round was to be aggressive from the very start. I managed to do that and achieved the desired results with birdies on the first three holes. I would now like to carry forward this form into the Asian Tour events.”

Himmat Singh Rai (66-69-67-71) shot a one under 71 in the final round to post a creditable second place finish. He got off to a slow start with bogeys on the third and fourth but then pulled it back thanks to four birdies against a lone bogey from the fifth through the 18th.

Digvijay Singh fired a 67 in the final round to finish third at 10 under 278.

Shamim Khan ended fourth at eight under 280 and C Muniyappa was a further stroke behind in fifth place.

Gaganjeet Bhullar and Mukesh Kumar shared 12th place at three under 285.

Gurki Shergill had the best finish among the professionals from Pune.

His three over 291 total helped him secure 25th place.

Amish Jaitha of Pune,the lone amateur to make the cut,won the trophy for the best amateur as he ended the week with a total of seven over 295. He finished in tied 32nd position.

Pune-based professionals Jaideep Patwardhan (12 over 300) and Rajiv Datar (18 over 306) finished tied 42nd and tied 50th respectively.