Relentless Chikkarangappa survives late surge by Rahil Gangjee, prevails in close contest to win inaugural TAKE Open Golf Championship
Chikka now leads the Rolex Ranking
Reigning Rolex Ranking champion Chikkarangappa S survived a late surge from fellow Bengalurean Rahil Gangjee before prevailing in a close contest at the inaugural TAKE Open Golf Championship at the Karnataka Golf Association (KGA) course. Chikka ended the Rs. 1 crore PGTI event with a persistent final round of one-under-71 that took his tournament tally to 13-under-275.
Rahil Gangjee, tied for the lead till the 16th hole, finished a creditable second at 12-under-276 courtesy his final round of four-under-68.
Home boy Chikkarangappa (69-67-68-71), the overnight leader by three, came up with a...
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Bengaluru, 21-10-2016
Chikkarangappa makes a statement with an unyielding 68 in round three of TAKE Open Golf Championship, leads by three
Reigning Rolex Ranking champion Chikkarangappa S of Bengaluru made a statement with an unyielding four-under-68 in round three of the TAKE Open Golf Championship, a Rs. 1 crore PGTI event, being played at the Karnataka Golf Association (KGA) course. Chikka's brilliant third round effort gave him a three-shot lead at 12-under-204.
Noida's Gaurav Pratap Singh (68) and Panchkula's Shubhankar Sharma (70) were tied for the second place at nine-under-207.
Chikkarangappa (69-67-68), the overnight joint leader, delighted the home crowd on Friday after he ended the penultimate round with a three-stro...
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Bengaluru, 20-10-2016
Local favourite Chikka on the rise, shares halfway lead with Sujjan Singh at TAKE Open Golf Championship
Bengaluru amateur Jaibir Singh shines on day two, placed two off the lead; Fifteen-year-old amateur Aadil Bedi makes the cut
Reigning Rolex Ranking champion Chikkarangappa S of Bengaluru came into his own in round two of the TAKE Open Golf Championship as he shot a resolute five-under-67 to move into the joint lead along with Chandigarh’s Sujjan Singh at eight-under-136. Sujjan brought in a card of two-under-70 on Thursday.
While Panchkula-based Shubhankar Sharma (69) was one stroke off the pace in third place, four players, including Bengaluru-based amateur Jaibir Singh (69), Bengaluru’s Rahil Gangjee (70), Sri Lankan Anura Rohana (66) and Chandigarh’s Abhijit Singh Chadha (72), were bunched together in tied fourth at six...
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Bengaluru, 19-10-2016
Chandigarh boys Sujjan & Abhijit share the spoils on day one of TAKE Open Golf Championship
The Chandigarh duo of Sujjan Singh and Abhijit Singh Chadha shared the spoils in round one of the TAKE Open Golf Championship at the Karnataka Golf Association (KGA) course on Wednesday.
Sujjan and Abhijit produced matching scores of six-under-66 to establish a one-stroke lead at the Rs. 1 crore event.
Noida’s Gaurav Pratap Singh and Delhi’s Honey Baisoya were joint third with scores of five-under-67.
Sujjan Singh, a consistent performer in the 2016 PGTI season with four top-10s to his name, had a promising start to the week as he made the turn at two-u...
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Bengaluru, 18-10-2016
Inaugural TAKE Open Golf Championship to feature India's leading international stars
Local lads Chikkarangappa & Khalin Joshi top contenders along with Jyoti Randhawa & Rashid Khan
The inaugural TAKE Open Golf Championship, the 13th event of the landmark 10th PGTI season, is set to feature some of India’s leading international stars.
The field will be headlined by two of India’s rising stars, Chikkarangappa S and Khalin Joshi, both Bengalureans, along with international winners such as the legendary Jyoti Randhawa as well as Rashid Khan and Rahil Gangjee.
It will be a sweet homecoming for Chikka, who recently sec...
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Bengaluru, 17-10-2016
Inaugural TAKE Open Golf Championship to begin from October 19th
The inaugural TAKE Open Golf Championship, a new PGTI event, will kick-start at the Karnataka Golf Association in Bengaluru from October 19th - 22nd. The first edition of the TAKE Open will offer a total prize purse of Rs. 1 crore and will be the third biggest tournament on the PGTI in terms of prize money, after the McLeod Russel which carries Rs.1.5 crore of prize money and the Louis Philippe Cup (Rs. 1.2 crore).
This is the second PGTI event sponsored by the TAKE Solutions in season 2016 after the TAKE Solutions Classic that took place in Noida...
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