Pune Om Prakash Chouhan carded a sedate 72 in the final round but it was enough for him to win his first professional title, the PGTI Players Championship, here on Friday.
The 25- year- old from Mhow totaled 13- under- 275 for the t
ournament. Delhi golfers Shamim Khan and Rashid Khan were the joint runners- up with matching totals of 12- under- 276.
Chouhan ( 66- 69- 68- 72) came home the winner by one stroke after making four birdies, two bogeys and a double- bogey in his final round of 72. Chouhan had a poor start as he bogeyed the first hole.
He then rallied with a magnificent chip- in for birdie on the fifth. His bogey on the sixth which came as a result of a threeputt was negated by his topclass chip- putt for birdie on the ninth.
Chouhan landed his approach shot from 100 yards to within seven feet on the 15th hole and thereby garnered his first birdie on the back- nine.
He then endured some nerve- wrecking moments after he missed a three- feet putt and double- bogeyed the 17th.
He was on level terms with Shamim Khan and Rashid Khan at that stage.
Chouhan displayed his grit and determination with a near- perfect second shot on the 18th that stopped five feet from the pin.
He then sealed the title by converting the five- footer for birdie.
