Saptak Talwar wins PGTI’s Ahmedabad leg

Saptak Talwar won the DP World PGTI’s Indorama Ventures Open by two shots after a solid final-round performance of two-under 70, here Sunday.
The 27-year-old Saptak (68-71-69-70), the overnight joint leader, totalled 10-under 278 for the week. Talawar’s second professional win earned him a prize money of USD 48,000 (INR 43,20,000) that propelled him from 44th place to first position in the PGTI Order of Merit.
Austria’s Christoph Bleier (69-70-72-69), who was overnight tied seventh and three off the lead, came up with a last round of three-under 69 to finish runner-up at eight-under 280.
Veer Ahlawat and teenager Kartik Singh shot last-round scores of two-under 70 to finish tied third at seven-under 281.
Frenchman Clement Sordet took fifth place at six-under 282 while overnight joint leader Dhruv Sheoran ended the week in tied-sixth place at five-under 283.
Talwar, who enjoyed a one-shot joint lead along with Sheoran after round three, made gradual progression for the fourth day running. He made the Par-5s count by finding the greens in two and following that up with two-putts on the fifth and eighth.
Talwar had a hiccup when he found the water on the ninth and dropped a bogey. However, he emerged top contender when he made a great up and down for birdie on the Par-5 14th.
He was in control through the last round even as all his nearest rivals had mixed fortunes on day four.
“After my birdie on the 14th and par on the 15th, I was quite confident. The best aspect of my game was keeping the errors out as I dropped just four bogeys through the tournament on a course that was very challenging,” said Talwar after his win.