Teenaged rookie Kshitij Naveed Kaul shows maturity way beyond his years to triumph at Pune Open 2019; Eighteen-year-old wins in only his ninth appearance since turning pro
Yashas Chandra cards day's best score to finish a close second
Teenaged rookie Kshitij Naveed Kaul of Delhi, playing only his ninth event as a professional, displayed maturity way beyond his years to shoot a final round of four-under-67 that helped him register a one-shot victory at the Pune Open Golf Championship 2019.
The 18-year-old Kaul’s (69-67-66-67) triumph at the Poona Club Golf Course saw him close the week with a total of 15-under-269 and made him the third-youngest winner on the TATA Steel PGTI after Karandeep Kochhar and Shubhankar Sharma both of whom won on the tour as 17-year-olds.
Mysuru’s Yashas Chandra (68-68-68-66) carded t...
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Pune, 04-04-2019
Late flourish by Kshitij Naveed Kaul and Shankar Das gives them the joint third round lead at Pune Open
Kapil Kumar equals course record with his 63, moves into top-10
A few new names emerged as contenders as there was major churning on the leaderboard in round three of the TATA Steel PGTI’s Pune Open Golf Championship 2019 at the Poona Club Golf Course on Thursday.
Rookie teenager Kshitij Naveed Kaul (66) of Delhi and the seasoned Shankar Das (67) of Kolkata, a previous winner at the Poona Club Golf Course, enjoyed late flourishes to move into the joint lead at 11-under-202.
Panchkula-based Angad Cheema (67) too made gains to end the day in third place at 10-under-203 at the Rs. 30 lakh event.
Sanjeev Kumar, N Thangaraja and Jaibir Singh in three-way tie for halfway lead at Pune Open
Lucknow’s Sanjeev Kumar produced the second day’s best score of five-under-66 at the Pune Open Golf Championship 2019 to be in a three-way tie for the halfway lead along with Sri Lankan N Thangaraja (68) and Bengaluru’s Jaibir Singh (70) at eight-under-134.
Kolkata’s Shankar Das (67) was one shot off the lead in fourth place at the Rs. 30 lakh event.
The cut came down at three-over-145 at the Poona Club Golf Course as 53 pr...
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Pune, 02-04-2019
Samarth Dwivedi matches course record with a stunning 63 to set the bar in round one of Pune Open
Ahmedabad-based Samarth Dwivedi matched the course record at the Poona Club Golf Course with a stunning eight-under-63 to set the bar in round one of the Pune Open Golf Championship 2019.
The 26-year-old Dwivedi led the field at the Rs. 30 lakh event by one shot as Bengaluru’s Jaibir Singh was placed second thanks to his outstanding effort of seven-under-64.
Samarth Dwivedi, who made a big career decision earlier this year by moving his base...
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Pune, 01-04-2019
Pune Open Golf Championship returns for its fourth edition
•Prize Purse of Rs. 30 lakh
•Field to feature leading names such as Mukesh Kumar, Shamim Khan, Mithun Perera, Digvijay Singh, Amardip Malik
The TATA Steel Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), the official sanctioning body o...
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