INDIAN LEADS ALL THE WAY AT NEW DELHI

KHAN IS KING AT THE SAIL-SBI OPEN 

AFTER PLAY-OFF TRIUMPH

 

New Delhi: India’s Rashid Khan claimed a play-off victory over Bangladeshi Siddikur Rahman at the SAIL-SBI Open with a birdie on the first extra hole on Saturday.

The 23-year-old prospect completed a memorable wire-to-wire victory at his home course, the Delhi Golf Club, which also atoned for his play-off defeat at the same event a year ago by countryman Anirban Lahiri.

Khan’s maiden Asian Tour victory was worth US$54,000 and he was mobbed by the crowds after tapping in his birdie on the par five 18^th hole as Siddikur could only make par in the season-opening US$300,000 event.

FINAL TOTALS

Par 288 (4x72) Yardage: 6,928

270 - Rashid KHAN (IND) 61-69-69-71, Siddikur RAHMAN (BAN) 67-67-67-69.

(Khan wins play-off with birdie on the first extra hole)

276 - Rikard KARLBERG (SWE) 71-70-67-68.

277 - Carlos PIGEM (ESP) 69-71-69-68, S.S.P CHOWRASIA (IND) 68-69-72-68, Martin ROMINGER (SUI) 72-63-70-72.

278 - Steve LEWTON (ENG) 68-70-68-72.

279 - Abhijit CHADHA (IND) 68-73-69-69, Jyoti RANDHAWA (IND) 71-69-70-69, Anirban LAHIRI (IND) 70-66-69-74, Mithun PERERA (SRI) 66-68-73-72.

280 - Rahil GANGJEE (IND) 71-70-68-71, Chiragh KUMAR (IND) 69-73-70-68, Arnond VONGVANIJ (THA) 74-69-67-70, Sutijet KOORATANAPISAN (THA) 71-72-69-68, Akinori TANI (JPN) 66-71-71-72, Scott BARR (AUS) 67-70-72-71.

281 - Thanyakon KHRONGPHA (THA) 69-73-69-70, David LIPSKY (USA) 70-70-71-70, George GANDRANATA (INA) 68-70-71-72.