MP Cup golf: Madappa keeps his nerve to lift the trophy

NEW DELHI: Viraj Madappa kept his nerve on a high-scoring day to lift the trophy in the Rs. 70 lakh TATA Steel PGTI MP Cup 2021 at the Delhi Golf Club. Madappa thus bagged his second professional title and his first win in three years.

The 23-year-old Madappa (71-67-66-70) carded a two-under 70 on the final day to end up with a tournament tally of 14-under 274. He picked up a cheque of Rs. 11,31,550 which pushed him up from ninth to third place in the PGTI Order of Merit.

Bengaluru golfer Khalin Joshi (69-66-69-71), who was well in control and a firm favourite to win the title till the 12th hole, slipped on the last six holes to sign a card of one-under 71 and finish runner-up at 13-under 275. He moved up from seventh to fifth place in the PGTI Order of Merit, according to a release by PGTI. Delhi's Rashid Khan (67-73-68-69) was one of the top three contenders till the 14th hole as he was in the joint lead. However, he dropped three shots over the last four holes to end the week in third place at 11-under 277. IANS

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