Golf
Vishwa Samudra Open 2024: Ajeetesh Sandhu Registers A Thumping Five-shot Win
Bangladesh’s Jamal Hossain (67-73-67-74) finished a distant second at seven-under 281 after he delivered a 74 in the final round. Jamal’s runner-up finish earned him a prize money cheque worth INR 20 lakh that lifted him 11 spots from 17th to sixth position in the PGTI Ranking. International winner Sandhu, who was the overnight leader by a narrow margin of two shots, negotiated the windiest day of the week and tricky pin positions with distinction finding most of the fairways and greens on Friday.
The 36-year-old Sandhu, who came very close to winning at the DGC on a couple of occasions in the past, made no mistake this time around as he made a solitary birdie on the 14th from six feet and backed that up with pars on the rest of the 17 holes. Sandhu, who was followed on the course by his wife and leading Indian lady professional Tvesa Malik, also made a couple of good par saves with quality chip putts on the ninth and 13th that helped keep his card clean. He recovered well from a bad lie on the ninth.
