Chikkarangappa (66-71-62-69), who totaled 20-under 268 for the week, bagged a whopping INR 45 lakh for his effort at the richest-ever event on the PGTI. It was the 29-year-old golfer's 15th title on the PGTI and overall 16th professional win.
Fourteen-time PGTI winner Chikkarangappa S(66-71-62), who has been a runner-up on two previous occasions in Jamshedpur, once at the 17th TATA Open 2018 and then again at the Tour Championship 2020, zoomed 12 spots from his overnight tied 13th following his extraordinary third round effort th
Mohd Azhar totaled 12-under 132 for two days to move up two spots from his overnight third position and enjoy a one-shot advantage over the rest of the field.
Kapil Kumar, currently 21st in the PGTI Rankings with three top-10s to his credit in the season, fired it close to the hole at Golmuri to pick up three of his four birdies on the front-nine from a range of six feet.
The Tour Championship is the season-ending event of the 2022 PGTI season. The tournament is a 72-hole stroke-play championship and there will be no cut applied. There is guaranteed prize money for all participants. The Pro-Am event preceding the tournament was played on December 19.