Saptak Talwar of Greater Noida defeated his nearest wait for his first title by beating his nearest rivals at his home ground, he won his home ground with a great final round of five under 67 in Green Noida’s JP Greens Golf and Spa Resort.
The spectacular final round attempt by 26-year-old Saptak (67-72–69-67) lifted him up two places from third place. Talwar, who had recorded two runs-up finish at PGTI since becoming professional in 2021, ended the week with a winning clan of 13-under 275 and winning a stroke.
Before becoming a professional, Talwar, who studied at Sacred Heart University in Connecket, USA, received a winning check of Rs 22,50,000, which took him to fourth place from seventh in PGTI Order of Merit. Arjun Prasad (68-69–69-70) of Delhi, who was the joint leader overnight, finished second and third at 12-under 276 and 11-under 277 respectively.
Saptak Talwar, which was two behind the lead at the beginning of the fourth round, made a brilliant start on Friday, as he took advantage of the first two crosses, second and fourth hole with a shovedy. Saptak then put two more canals on the fifth and 10th holes using his veg.
He missed out on the 12th hole of Par-5, narrowly missed the five-foot eagle board, where he achieved his fifth Birdi of the day. The Talwar, who had put three three-stars for the bogie at the beginning of the week, then returned to the last six hole. He saved an important cross on the 16th hole from eight feet, which helped to keep his card bogie-free and got the speed towards the end.
Saptak said, “It is very good to win on my home course in the presence of my family and friends. This is my fifth consecutive week of the competition and this week my stamina was my biggest property. The fact is that it was a relatively stress-free week because I was playing in domestic conditions and did not require much preparation, it also helped.”
Arjun Prasad was also looking for his first title, he held five shovedies and three bogees during his fourth round of 70. Arjun had a chance to take the match to the playoff before bogie in the last hole. This season, Yuvraj Sandhu, who was the winner of PGTI twice in PGTI, held five beats on the last day, but two bogies on the initial double-bog and two bogies on the back-nine with a score of 71.
An Thangraja of Sri Lanka made a hole-in-one on the 14th day during his fourth round of 71. He secured the 17th position combined with a score of two under 286. Nineteen -year -old Sukhman Singh of Greater Noida, the only amateur player to make the cut, won the best performance award by amateur players. Sukhman scored six overs 294 throughout the week and finished joint 46th.
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