McLeod Russel Tour Championship: Shamim Khan too enjoyed a good start to the tournament, his opening round 67 placed him third
McLeod Russel Tour Championship: Chikkarangappa, currently second in the Rolex Rankings, fired a 66 in round 1 to occupy second position
The top six players in contention for the Rolex Player of the Year title this week (L to R in order of ranking) O P Chouhan, Chikkarangappa, Shankar Das, Rashid Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Khalin Joshi
McLeod Russel Tour Championship: Rashid Khan matched the course record with a phenomenal nine-under-63 to be placed second and emerge a strong contender in the Rolex Rankings race
McLeod Russel Tour Championship: Shubhankar Sharma held on to his overnight lead with a second round effort of 69, he now enjoys a slender one shot advantage over Rashid Khan
McLeod Russel Tour Championship: Shankar Das surges ahead with a seven-under-65 in round 3; Emerges strong contender for Rolex Player of the Year title
The field of 64 at the year-ending McLeod Russel Tour Championship 2014
McLeod Russel Tour Championship: Karan Taunk won the 2014 PGTI Emerging Player of the Year title after he recorded the highest prize money earnings among the rookies in 2014
McLeod Russel Tour Championship: Shubhankar Sharma, who finished sixth, made an incredible albatross on the par-5 fourth during the final round
McLeod Russel Tour Championship: Abhinav Lohan also took a share of second place
McLeod Russel Tour Championship: Gaganjeet Bhullar was the joint runner-up, three shots behind the winner Shankar
McLeod Russel Tour Championship: Shankar Das won the biggest pay cheque on the PGTI with victory at the McLeod Russel Tour Championship and as a result secured the 2014 Rolex Player of the Year title
Shankar Das receives the winning cheque from (l - r) Mr P Sandhu, Director, PGTI, Master Akhil Khaitan, Mr R Takru, Director, McLeod Russel, Mr A Bajoria, Capt, RCGC & Mr U S Mundy, Director, PGTI