Sanjay Kumar (69-71-66), who was
placed third after round two, fired seven birdies against three bogeys in his
final round to take the top honours. Sanjay, a winner on the PGTI in 2011, was
on song from the very start as he birdied the first two holes after hitting his
approach shots within five feet of the pin on both occasions. The 41-year-old
snatched the lead with birdies on the fifth and sixth.
Sanjay then dropped a couple of
strokes on the eighth and 10th but
came roaring back by picking up birdies on the14th, 16th and 17th. The local
favourite chipped-in on the 14th, landed it within a couple of
inches on the 16th and
sank a 20-footer on the 17th. His bogey on the 18th did not matter much as he sealed the
title by three strokes.
Sanjay said, “I hit it very close
through the day. My confidence soared after I birdied the first two holes.
There was no looking back from there on. I thought I had sealed it when I made
a terrific par save on the 15th where
I had a tough lie in the bunker. It gives me great satisfaction to win after
coming from behind on the last day. The course conditions were also tough as it
was playing longer than usual due to the overnight rain. I did well to shoot a
four-under in such conditions.”
Vijay Kumar (69-69-71) returned a
71 in the third round that featured three birdies, two bogeys and a double
bogey.
Ramesh Kumar (69-72-68) joined
Vijay in joint second place at one-under-209. Ramesh’s final round included
four birdies and two bogeys.
Md Islam (73-71-67) of Patna
Aditya Raj Kumar Chauhan of Delhi
Photo caption: Sanjay Kumar (middle) displays his PGTI Feeder Tour award in Lucknow on August 31, 2012
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