Rahul Bajaj of Noida clinched the fifth and final PGTI Feeder Tour event of the season at the Rambagh Golf Club in Jaipur. Bajaj shot a solid three-under-67 in the final round on Thursday to end up with a total score of six-under-204.
Mandeo Singh Pathania of the Jaypee Greens Golf Resort, Greater Noida, and Chandigarh’s Akshay Sharma shared the second spot with three-under-207.
Aditya Raj Kumar Chauhan of the Golden Greens Golf & Country Club, Gurgaon, won the PGTI Feeder Tour Order of Merit title for 2012.
Chauhan, who missed the cut at Jaipur, topped the Order of Merit with earnings of `1,23,325. He has now earned a full card for the 2013 PGTI season.
Anil Bajrang Mane of Mumbai finished second on the Order of Merit with earnings of `1,19,550.
Bajaj (69-68-67), lying third after round two, became the only player in the tournament to post three under-par scores after his round of 67 on Thursday. “I executed my strategy to perfection as my six-iron second shot from 210 yards landed within three feet of the flag and set up an eagle opportunity,” he said.
Sharma (64-70-73), the overnight leader, slipped to joint second after his final round of three-over-73 that included three birdies and six bogeys.
Pathania (71-67-69) Pathania’s final round of one-under-69 included three birdies and two bogeys.