Yuvraj wins PGTI Players meet, 3rd win in 5 months

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Chandigarh, April 15

Chandigarh’s Yuvraj Singh Sandhu continued his red-hot form with his third win in five months, much to the delight of the home crowd at the Rs. 50-lakh PGTI Players Championship 2022 conducted by the Chandigarh Golf Club.

Yuvraj (70-67-65-69), playing at his home course, shot a resolute three-under 69 in the final round to end up with a one-stroke victory at 17-under 271. The 25-year-old Sandhu, who bagged his second win of the 2022 season and a prize money cheque for Rs. 8,08,250 to go along with it, consolidated his position in the PGTI Order of Merit despite continuing to be ranked second.

Bangladesh’s Mohammad Zamal Hossain Mollah (67-66-69-70), the joint overnight leader along with Yuvraj, missed his 15 feet birdie putt by a whisker on the final hole and thus the opportunity to take the match into a playoff. Zamal’s last round 70 saw him claim the runner-up position at 16-under 272.

Karandeep Kochhar, another Chandigarh lad, fired a spectacular 65 in round four, the day’s best score, to secure third place at 15-under 273.

Yuvraj, who won his third career title, said, “It was about staying patient from the very outset. I knew the last four to five holes would be critical and I needed to stay patient on that stretch in particular.”

Karandeep Kochhar’s error-free effort of 65 featured five consecutive birdies from the ninth to the 13th where he sank a 60 feet putt and struck some fine iron shots to leave himself tap-ins on a couple of occasions.

Angad Cheema and Ranjit Singh were the other two tricity golfers who finished among the top 10. Angad was tied fifth at 11-under 277 while Ranjit ended tied eighth at eight-under 280.