Eagleton – The Golf Resort, Bangalore ,
January 23, 2015: Ravinder Tavel (69-72-69-70) of Chandimandir, Haryana,
prevailed in a playoff against Bangalore ’s
Trishul Chinappa (75-69-69-67) to win the
PGTI’s Final Qualifying Stage for the 2015 season being
held at Eagleton - The Golf Resort near Bangalore .
Tavel defeated Chinappa on the second playoff hole after the two golfers ended
the regulation 72 holes with matching totals of eight-under-280.
At the end of round four, the top 38 players earned their
cards for the 2015 PGTI season as five players were tied in 34th place at
seven-over-295.
Ravinder Tavel, who started the day two shots off the lead
in joint second, emerged a major contender for the title after a solid
front-nine where he made three birdies and a lone bogey. The 21-year-old from
the SEPTA Golf Course in Chandimandir, a town on the outskirts of Chandigarh , then had a
mixed back-nine as he made three birdies and an equal number of bogeys. Tavel
finally sealed the affair against Trishul Chinappa, who shot the day’s best of
67, on the second playoff hole. Ravinder sank a seven feet par putt to win the
event even as Chinappa missed a short par putt.
Tavel, who played his first full season on the PGTI in 2014,
said, “I had a good start with some long conversions on the front-nine.
However, the back-nine wasn’t that great as I missed some short putts to drop
bogeys. I was quite confident going into the playoff even though Trishul had shot
a much better score than me in regulation play. I held my nerve to hole a
tricky par putt on the second playoff hole to seal the win.”
He added, “I’m delighted with this effort. It gives me the
self-belief to do well in the 2015 PGTI season. Now that I’m in the top 100 of
the tour, I will get more playing opportunities and can thus improve my game.
I’ve worked really hard to get here. I would like to thank my coach Mr. Rampal
for helping me with my game and Maj. Gen. Jagmohan Singh Sidhu and Col. Alok Sood
for supporting me when I needed it the most.”
Udayan Mane of the Eagleton Golf Resort, Bangalore , finished third at seven-under-281.
PGTI release
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