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ASIAN TOUR NEWS RELEASE
ASIAN TOUR NEWS RELEASE
New Delhi: S S P Chawrasia of India birdied the last hole for a
one-under-par 71 to claim a popular two-shot victory over Anirban Lahiri
and Jeunghun Wang at the US$1.66 million Hero Indian Open today.
Chawrasia,
who finished second four times prior to this win, was delighted to hold
on to his overnight lead and cross the finishing line with a winning
total of 15-under-par 273 in the event sanctioned by
the Asian Tour and European Tour.
Lahiri,
the reigning Asian Tour number one, missed his birdie attempt on the
last for a 69 to settle for tied second place alongside South Korean rising
star Wang who returned with a battling 68 at the challenging
Delhi Golf Club.
“It
is a very important day for me. I have finished second four times in
the Indian Open and every time that happen to me I wondered if I would
ever be able to one day be the champion. This year, I came believing
I had to win. I knew that I could do it,” said Chawrasia, who won
US$276,660.
It
was a close and dramatic battle in the final 18 holes as numerous
players came within striking distance of Chawrasia’s lead when he was
one-over after 12 holes.
He
rallied with a birdie on 13 and when it mattered most, produced a
sublime chip on the last hole to set-up his winning three foot birdie
putt. Lahiri also had a birdie chance which he missed.
“There
was a lot of pressure on me on the last hole but I had to say thank God
when Anirban missed his birdie putt! I played a great chip there and
then when he missed I knew I would win the tournament.
“This
win means so much to me. I don’t know how I will celebrate it. I will
let my wife do that for me. Last year when I lost, she was crying so now
we can both enjoy this victory together,” smiled Chawrasia,
who won his fourth Asian Tour title.
Lahiri
piled the early pressure on Chawrasia when he birdied his opening three
holes but struggled to keep pace as he settled for joint runner-up.
“It
was pretty intense. I got off to a great start but lost a bit of
momentum after that. I gave myself a lot of chances but missed quite few
from 15-20 feet but at the end of day, SSP hung tough and played
very well,” he said.
“There
is nothing sweeter than being the Indian Open champion. It was a
disappointing finish after a promising start for me. But I am so happy
for SSP. This win is huge for him,” added Lahiri.
Wang, a
member of Team Asia at the EurAsia Cup earlier this year, came close to
winning his first Asian Tour title before settling for second best
after producing a bogey-free 68 highlighted by four birdies.
“I
gave my best out there. I’m very proud with how I played. I had a
chance to win but it is okay because Chawrasia played very well. I’m
happy with my performance and I hope to continue to do well. One day,
my win will come,” said the 20-year-old Wang.
Without
playing a practice round, Angelo Que of the Philippines fired a
stunning 65 to charge up the leaderboard and finish in tied fourth place
alongside Brazil’s Adilson Da Silva on 276s, three shots from
the champion.
“When
you shoot bogey free and a 65 on this course, well that’s something. I
didn’t have any trouble today. I hit it really well. My irons were spot
on and my putting helped. I’m very happy because I came
in on the Thursday morning,” said the bubbly Filipino.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72). Yardage 6,983
273 - S S P CHAWRASIA (IND) 67-67-68-71.
275 - Jeunghun WANG (KOR) 67-74-66-68, Anirban LAHIRI (IND) 68-71-67-69.
276 - Angelo QUE (PHI) 70-71-70-65, Adilson DA SILVA (BRA) 72-66-69-69.
278
- Gregory HAVRET (FRA) 68-70-71-69, Daniel IM (USA) 65-74-70-69,
Thangaraja N. (SRI) 69-71-68-70, Rashid KHAN (IND) 69-68-69-72.
279
- David LIPSKY (USA) 69-67-75-68, Shiv KAPUR (IND) 72-67-70-70, Jorge
CAMPILLO (ESP) 66-71-71-71, Julien QUESNE (FRA) 70-68-70-71, Rahil
GANGJEE (IND) 69-72-66-72.
280 -
Jbe KRUGER (RSA) 71-70-71-68, Jazz JANEWATTANANOND (THA) 71-69-70-70,
Maximilian KIEFFER (GER) 69-70-70-71, Alejandro CANIZARES (ESP)
68-69-71-72, Terry PILKADARIS (AUS) 67-64-73-76.
281 - Danny CHIA (MAS) 70-71-71-69, Arjun ATWAL (IND) 70-71-67-73, Sebastien GROS (FRA) 69-70-68-74.
282
- Chris PAISLEY (ENG) 70-68-78-66, Jeev Milkha SINGH (IND) 72-71-71-68,
Chapchai NIRAT (THA) 70-71-71-70, Ajeetesh SANDHU (IND) 76-66-70-70.
283
- Nicholas FUNG (MAS) 73-70-72-68, Nacho ELVIRA (ESP) 66-68-79-70,
Shamim KHAN (IND) 71-70-72-70, Sanjay KUMAR (IND) 67-72-72-72.
SELECTED TOTALS
284 Peter Uihlein (USA) 72 68 73 71 (T31)
286 Scott Jamieson (Scotland) 73 69 69 75 (T43)
288 Craig Lee (Scotland) 70 70 77 71 (T51)
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SELECTED TOTALS
284 Peter Uihlein (USA) 72 68 73 71 (T31)
286 Scott Jamieson (Scotland) 73 69 69 75 (T43)
288 Craig Lee (Scotland) 70 70 77 71 (T51)
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