Ahmedabad, 21-02-2025

Yuvraj Sandhu dominates final round at Glade One presents Gujarat Open 2025, registers back-to-back titles

Chandigarh’s Yuvraj Sandhu made it back-to-back titles as he registered an impressive five-shot win after dominating the final round with a score of seven-under 65, the day’s best, at the INR 1 crore Glade One presents Gujarat Open Golf Championship 2025 played at the Glade One Golf Resort & Club in Ahmedabad.

Yuvraj Sandhu (32-34-68-65), who had also won the season-opener last week in Kolkata, totaled 17-under 199 for the week in Ahmedabad. The 27-year-old Yuvraj has now won both events of the 2025 PGTI season so far.

Delhi-based Saptak Talwar (34-34-69-67) posted a last round of 67 to finish runner-up at 12-under 204.

The first two rounds of the tournament comprised nine holes each. The third and fourth rounds comprised 18 holes each. The tournament was played over a total of 54 holes. The par for the course in the first two rounds was 36 and in the third and fourth rounds was 72. The 9-hole course was played twice in rounds three and four with different pin positions.

Yuvraj, the overnight leader by one shot, continued his hot streak on Friday making seven birdies on what turned out to be an error-free day for him. Yuvraj, who made 17 greens in regulation in the last round, began the day with a bang as he birdied the first two holes.

Sandhu then added three more birdies before the turn to consolidate his lead as he sank putts from a range of eight to 15 feet. Yuvraj kept up the intensity on the back-nine by scoring two more birdies to romp home to victory with ease thus lifting his 11th title and recording his eighth win on the PGTI.

Yuvraj also became the first player in over two years to win back-to-back titles on the PGTI. Manu Gandas was the last player to achieve the feat in December 2022.

Sandhu, who bagged the winner’s purse of INR 15 lakh to further consolidate his lead in the TATA Steel PGTI Ranking, said, “I was just thinking about my checklist of achieving back-to-back wins at the start of the day. I was a bit nervous and anxious but wanted to stamp my authority today.

“I’ll be going home very happy. I’m very thankful to my team back home, especially my coaches. There was great hospitality by Glade One and PGTI this week that helped all of us professionals produce our best.

“Arjun Prasad has been my room-mate for the last two years and having him on my side as my playing partner today made me very comfortable. We were chatting from tee to green, sharing food and having fun. Arjun played some good golf this week. I wish him all the best.

“The key for me in the first two weeks of the season has been staying calmer. I’ve been working on that aspect for some time now and I’ve been able to achieve those goals.”

Saptak Talwar’s final round of 67 helped him climb two spots and post his second runner-up finish on the PGTI. Saptak mixed six birdies with a bogey on Friday.

Delhi golfers Kshitij Naveed Kaul (72) and Arjun Prasad (72) took tied third place at nine-under 207.

Ahmedabad-based professional Varun Parikh finished tied 44th at five-over 221.

Prize Presentation Picture Caption:

Champion Yuvraj Sandhu (2nd from left) receives the trophy and cheque from Mr. Himanshu Madan Mohan, Director, BSafal (4th from left) and Mr. Rakesh Mehta, Zonal Head, IndusInd Bank (2nd from right). The other dignitaries seen in the picture are Mr. Amandeep Johl, CEO, PGTI (extreme left), Mr. Rahul Mehta, Owner, Victorious Choice (3rd from left), Mr. Aditya Raj Kumar Chauhan, GM, Glade One Golf Resort & Club (3rd from right) and Mr. Navin Vaishnav, GM, Mysa Resort (extreme right).