Vijay increases lead

March 31: Lucknow8217;s Vijay Kumar has taken an assailable lead in the Mahindra Golf The Year Award8217;, a press release said today. Vijay8217;s season8217;s earnings too have risen tremendously crossing the one million mark. It now stands at Rs 10,53,920 and looks all set to topple Gaurav Ghei8217;s last year8217;s record of Rs 10,93,833.

Victory at the Beharampur Chini Open March 19-22 took his total points standings to 304.50. Having won the Mercedes Benz Open at Chandigarh on March 29 has put him in such a position that even now he can be crowned with the coveted Rs 4.8 lakh crown.

Twice Indian Open winner Ali Sher is a distant second with 173.63 points.