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  New Delhi, 20-03-2016

  SSP Chawrasia shoots tenacious 71 to be crowned 2016 Indian Open champion

  Lahiri is joint second; Rashid, Shiv, Rahil also in top-10

  A tenacious performance at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC) on Sunday saw India's SSP Chawrasia finally capture the much-cherished Indian Open crown, a title that had eluded him for long.

  Chawrasia, who started the day two clear of Aussie Terry Pilkadaris (76) and four clear of compatriots Anirban Lahiri (69) and Rashid Khan (72), delivered a gritty final round of one-under-71, including a superb birdie on 18th, to end up with a winning tournament total of 15-under-273. 

  SSP thus broke his jinx at his National Open where he had previously finished runner-up on f...

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  New Delhi, 20-03-2016

  Chawrasia: A big thanks to Jeev Sir

  Here is what the 2016 Indian Open champion SSP Chawrasia had to say in his post match press conference:

  
  

  I had finished runners-up four times in the past. So, somewhere at the back of my mind the thought of winning the Hero Indian Open was very strong. The first priority was to get into some sort of a contention. From the third round, I started leading the tournament. Today, my game got a bit slow in the middle, but towards the end, I again picked up the pace.

  
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  New Delhi, 20-03-2016

  Chawrasia rises to 20th in Europe and fourth in Asia

  Set to move into top-150 in world rankings & seal Olympic berth

  Here's a look at some of the interesting stats relating to SSP Chawrasia's win at the Indian Open 2016:

   

  • His third win on the European Tour and fourth on the Asian Tour, overall fourth international victory. 

  
  

  • Moves into 20th place in the European Tour Race to Dubai with a total of 246,588 points. 

  
  

  • Could...

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  New Delhi, 19-03-2016

  Chawrasia ready for shot at glory, takes two-stroke lead on penultimate day of Indian Open

  Anirban Lahiri, Rashid Khan in tied third, Rahil Gangjee lies tied fifth

  In a stark contrast from day two, Indians crowded the leaderboard on day three of the Hero Indian Open. While SSP Chawrasia led the field, there were also four other Indians, Anirban Lahiri, Rashid Khan, Rahil Gangjee and Arjun Atwal, in the top-10.

  
  

  Two-time European Tour winner S.S.P. Chawrasia produced a short game masterclass as he returned with a third round four-under-68 to hold a two-shot lead over Australian Terry Pilkadaris at 14-under-202 at the US$1.66 million event sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour.

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  New Delhi, 18-03-2016

  SSP Chawrasia rises to tied second with second straight 67

  Rashid Khan also in the hunt in tied sixth

  India’s SSP Chawrasia ended round two of the Hero Indian Open in tied second place after a second consecutive round of five-under-67. Chawrasia totalled 10-under-134 at the halfway stage and thus made a gain of three spots from his overnight tied fifth. 

  
  

  Australian Terry Pilkadaris shot a brilliant 64 to take the halfway lead at 13-under-131.

    

  The halfway cut was set at even-par-144 with a total of 74 players qualifying for the wee...

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  New Delhi, 17-03-2016

  Promising start for SSP Chawrasia & Anirban Lahiri

  Sanjay Kumar & Honey Baisoya also impress on day one

  The Indian duo of SSP Chawrasia and defending champion Anirban Lahiri, two of the pre-tournament favourites at the Hero Indian Open 2016, lived up to the expectations of the home crowd at the Delhi Golf Club on Thursday as they delivered opening rounds of five-under-67 and four-under-68 to  be placed tied fifth and tied 10th respectively.

  
  

  Sanjay Kumar (67) and Honey Baisoya (68) also had impressive starts and were placed joint fifth and joint 10th respectively at the US$ 1.66 million tournament. 

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  New Delhi, 16-03-2016

  Lahiri all set to defend his title at DGC

  India’s top star Anirban Lahiri believes he has the winning formula to produce a repeat victory at the US$1.66 million Hero Indian Open which gets underway on Thursday.

   

  As Lahiri, the reigning Asian Tour number one, gets ready to defend his title without a driver when he tees up at the Delhi Golf Club, a venue which is known for its super-tight fairways, Harrington said he will use a driver ‘if necessary’.

   

  After claiming a popula...

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