City golfer Yuvraj wins Mysuru Open trophy

Chandigarh’s Yuvraj Sandhu has clinched the Mysuru Open title with a thumping eight-shot win. It is his third title of the season, which also helped him consolidate his lead in the PGTI Order of Merit.

Sandhu (61-65-62-61) emerged the wire-to-wire winner after an exceptional final round of 9-under 61, matching his tournament low from round one, which saw him end the week with an astounding total of 31-under 249 in his very first appearance at the Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Golf Club (JWGC).

The 28-year-old golfer picked up the winner’s cheque worth Rs 15 lakh that took his season’s earnings to Rs 73,67,200, giving him a substantial lead in the PGTI Order of Merit.

As the preferred lie rule was in application through the week due to the rains preceding the event, his tournament total, the lowest ever on the PGTI, will not register as a PGTI record.

Bangladesh’s Jamal Hossain (62-65-64-66) came in second at a total of 23-under 257 following his effort of 66 in the final round.

Delhi’s Arjun Prasad (66-62-64-66) secured third place at 22-under 258 after shooting a last round of 66. As a result, Arjun, one of the most consistent performers this season with eight top-10s to his credit, moved up from third to second place in the PGTI’s money list.

Sandhu, the leader from round one till the end, began the last day with a healthy three-shot lead. Sandhu went on to strengthen his position at the top early on day four with five birdies on the front-nine. His drive on the Par-4 third hole found the green while he chipped-in and produced a great chip for a tap-in on the next two holes.

On the back-nine, he continued his march towards the title by adding four more birdies courtesy a couple of terrific tee shots and his second chip-in of the day on the 11th.

Sandhu, winner of the 2025 PGTI season’s first two events, said, “Winning with a 31-under score and a huge margin to add to that is something that every professional golfer dreams of. I would like to thank my whole team for their support. I dedicate this win to my grandmother who we lost about two months ago and also to my caddie Sonu who did an outstanding job this week.”

“I had a side bet with my caddie that I will break my previous PGTI record of 10-under by shooting an 11-under today. Unfortunately, I couldn’t achieve that today but it was something that motivated me through the round,” added Sandhu.

Hossain, who was overnight second, came up with six birdies but his early double-bogey made it hard for him to catch up with a rampaging Sandhu.