Ajeetesh (69-67-69-71), who totalled 12-under 276 for the week, took home an impressive prize money cheque of INR 30 lakh for his effort. It happened to be Sandhu's first win in five years and overall seventh professional title. It was also Ajeetesh's first triumph at the celebrated DGC
Jamal Hossain, fresh from his victory at the last PGTI event in Digboi, continued his hot streak with a brilliant five-under 67 to enjoy the clubhouse lead on day one of the Rs 2 crore Vishwa Samudra Open 2024 being played at the Delhi Golf Club
Jamal (68-65-72-71) totalled 12-under 276 for the week to win his fifth title by a narrow one-shot margin. Hossain picked up a prize money cheque worth Rs 12,75,000 to jump 22 spots from 39th to 17th place in the PGTI Ranking
The 25-year-old Arjun (62-64-66), the overnight leader by three shots, took his total of 18-under 192 on Friday to continue at the top with a slender one-shot lead
Arjun Prasad (62-64), the first-round leader by one shot, extended his lead to three strokes at a total of 14-under 126 on Thursday following a round that featured an eagle, five birdies and a bogey
The 23-year-old Kshitij (64-66-67-67), who won on the PGTI after two years, collected a prize money cheque worth Rs 15 lakhs to zoom 31 spots to 18th position in the PGTI Ranking. It was Kaul's fourth professional title and his second at the Poona Club Golf Course
The top Indian professionals participating in the event include Angad Cheema, Shaurya Binu, Yashas Chandra, Abhinav Lohan, Olympian Udayan Mane and Saarthak Chhibber, to name a few. The foreign challenge will be led by Czech Republic's Stepan Danek and American Dominic Piccirillo
Angad Cheema (69-61), currently fourth on the PGTI Ranking with six top-10s in the season so far, had a tournament tally of 12-under 130 at the halfway stage that gave him an imposing four-shot lead
Kapil Dev, who has also excelled as an amateur golfer, has been the vice president and member of the Governing Body of PGTI for the last three years and has played a pivotal role in further shaping and developing Indian professional golf along with the core team of PGTI