Manu Gandas wins inaugural SSP Chawrasia Invitational

Manu Gandas of Gurugram got here up with one other show of his dominant type within the season as he picked up a report sixth win by topping the inaugural S.S.P. Chawrasia Invitational, on the Royal Calcutta Golf Membership right here on Saturday. Manu Gandas posted a strong four-under 68 within the concluding spherical that noticed him end with a complete of 13-under 275 (69-66-72-68) to make sure his seventh profession win.

Together with his excellent efficiency, Gandas noticed off the problem of Indian {golfing} giants and his taking part in companions like Anirban Lahiri and Gaganjeet Bhullar, who completed second and third respectively. The triumph on the season’s penultimate occasion additionally earned Gandas the successful cheque of Rs. 15,00,000 and helped him climb to the spot within the PGTI rankings with a major lead.

 Manu Gandas in motion | Picture Credit score: Particular Association

One of many high golfers with worldwide fame, Anirban Lahiri scored a average two-under 70 within the last spherical to lose the highest spot that he shared in a single day with Gandas. Lahiri took the runner-up spot at 11-under 277 (71-65-71-70) whereas Gaganjeet Bhullar (69-72-67-71) produced a last spherical of 71 to say third place at nine-under 279. Chandigarh’s Yuvraj Singh Sandhu secured tied twenty fifth place at four-over 292 and because of this slipped from first to second place within the PGTI rankings.

Yuvraj’s season earnings stand at Rs. 68,47,768 as he now trails Gandas by a margin of over Rs. 12 lakh going into the season-ending occasion subsequent week. The event host S.S.P. Chawrasia completed tied twenty first at three-over 291. He was the highest-placed among the many Kolkata-based professionals.

Manu Gandas started with a few good up and down birdies on the primary and fourth as Anirban Lahiri stored tempo with him by additionally sinking birdies on each these holes. Manu then started to drag away with two extra birdies on the fifth and ninth the place he drained putts from a variety of seven to 12 toes. After each the highest contenders made birdies on the twelfth, the turning level got here on the thirteenth the place Anirban dropped a double-bogey lacking the inexperienced and his chip-putt whereas Gandas made a superb par-save with an unimaginable chip that led to a tap-in. Gandas moved into a cushty five-shot lead with birdie on the fifteenth and closed the day with bogeys on the seventeenth and 18th and managed to beat Lahiri, who had a birdie on the seventeenth, by two photographs.