V. Darshan clinched the open title while Sowmya Satagopal, the women’s crown in the Sportstar Open golf tournament held at the MGC annexe here on Sunday.
For the 32-year-old Darshan, this is his eighth Sportstar Open title and third in a row.
“It (the final day) was close up to about six holes, but after that, it was pretty easy. I had three birdies in the seventh, ninth and 10th holes and had established a six-shot lead by then. That was the key,” said Darshan, who runs a construction business in the city.
“I enjoy playing Sportstar Open because I always wanted to win it since I first played as a 16-year-old, but I kept finishing second or third in several editions. My first win in 2007 gave me the required push, where I defeated L. Selvadurai in a play-off.”
Sowmya started playing Sportstar Open when she was in her college in the mid-90s. “It (Sportstar Open) is a prestigious tournament. To win it for the first time is special,” she said.
L. V. Navaneeth, CEO of The Hindu, gave away the prizes.
The results:
Open category: 1. V. Darshan (149 gross), 2. C. V. Yudhvir (153), 3. Nikhil Cherian (154).
Handicap: 1. Rajit Bakshi (137 Nett, on better second day score), 2.Pranav Nandakumar (137), 3. A. Chummar Verghese (137).
Senior: J. Venkataramana (148 Nett);
Ladies handicap: 1. Sowmya Satagopal (152 Nett), 2. Premalatha Rao (153);
Stableford: 1. C. Venugopal (38 points), 2. D. Nagaraj (37);
Bogey: 1. M. Mariappan (+2 pts), 2. Karun Jacob (+1);
Best junior: Udhav Shankar (150 Nett); closest to pin: B. Krishna Kumar
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