Maniram Sharma wins maiden professional golf title
April 23rd, 2010 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANSGurgaon, April 23 (IANS) Maniram Sharma won his maiden professional title at the PGTI Feeder Tour event at Golden Greens Golf Course in Gurgaon Friday. Sharma shot a one over 73 to finish with a winning total of two over 218.
Rudresh Sharma (74, 71, 74) of Delhi, Patiala’s Balpreet Singh Ghuman (72, 72, 75) and Mohd Nawab (72, 68, 79) of Patna finished tied second at three over 219.
Maniram (73, 72, 73) fired two birdies against three bogeys in the third and final round. The 28-year-old from Karnal earned his first professional title as a result of some solid iron-play and putting even as overnight leader Mohd Nawab slipped on the final day after firing a 79. Maniram took home the winner’s cheque of Rs. 63,575 and is now placed second (behind Arshdeep Tiwana) on the PGTI Feeder Tour Order of Merit for 2010.
Maniram, who was overnight tied fourth and five strokes off the lead after round two, said, “I realized that I just needed to play a consistent round in order to be in contention.”
Rajiv Kumar Jatiwal was placed fifth at four over 220.
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