The 26-year-old Parikh, who hails from the Gulmohar Greens Golf Course in Ahmedabad, earned a cheque worth INR 15 lakh and thus climbed from 48th to 16th position in the PGTI Rankings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Dhruv Sheoran (67) of Gurugram finished third at 16-under 272 while the trio of Delhi\u2019s Sachin Baisoya (69), Chandigarh\u2019s Akshay Sharma (70), and Gurugram-based Veer Ahlawat (70) took tied fourth place at 14-under 274. Ahlawat stretched his lead further in the PGTI Ranking as he crossed the INR 1 crore mark in the season\u2019s earnings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Parikh, who began the final day in second position one shot behind the leader Gangjee, trailed the latter for the most part of the fourth round. Parikh had a slow start as he made two birdies and two bogeys on the front nine even as Rahil made a birdie and a bogey.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Parikh then recovered well from the rough to make a 20-foot birdie conversion on the 10th. He picked up another stroke on the 11th. Meanwhile, Gangjee added three birdies between the 10th and the 13th to stay ahead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The tide began to turn in Parikh\u2019s favour when he sank a crucial 30-footer for birdie on the 17th while Gangjee dropped a bogey on the same hole. The two-shot swing meant both golfers were tied for the lead. Thereafter, Parikh made a clutch par putt from 10 feet on the 18th to take the match into a playoff.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Both players made steady pars on the first three playoff holes. On the fourth playoff hole, Gangjee missed a chip-putt from the back edge of the green to drop a bogey while Varun made a comfortable par to come home the champion.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Parikh, who won his last pro title two years back, said, \u201cI was in a good mental space from the start of this week. I was quite calm and relaxed. Today, I feel the turning point was the 17th hole where I made a 30-footer for birdie. That just gave me the much-needed momentum which also helped me make that all-important par putt on the next hole to force the playoff.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Both players made steady pars on the first three playoff holes. On the fourth playoff hole, Gangjee missed a chip-putt from the back edge of the green to drop a bogey while Varun made a comfortable par to come home the champion.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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