Written by: Manvi Singh

 

Manu Gandas lifts the maiden trophy after stoic two-under 64 on day four of Golconda Masters Telangana Open 2021. Karandeep Kocchar finishes runner-up with day’s best seven-under 59.

 

 

Manu Gandas at the final day play at Golconda Masters.

 

 

Gurugram’s Manu Gandas put up a stoic performance on the final day to lift his maiden professional trophy at the Golconda Masters Telangana Open 2021 at the Hyderabad Golf Association course. Gandas (64-58-64-64) featuring four birdies and two bogeys end up with a tournament tally of 22 under 250. 

 

The win made Gandas move up from the eighth to the fourth position on the PGTI Order of Merit, making it to be a worthwhile win for the player. 

 

 

Golconda Masters Telangana Open 2021: Manu Gandas receives the trophy from Shri G Kishan Reddy, Hon'ble Minister of Tourism, Govt of India (3rd from right) and Mr K Santosh Reddy, Chairman, Dream Valley Golf & Resorts (4ht from left)

 

 

Chandigarh’s Karandeep Singh Kochhar (67-64-63-59), shot the day’s best score of seven-under 59 to jump three spots and finish runner-up at 19-under 253. The 22-year-old Kochhar has now further extended his lead in the PGTI Order of Merit.

 

Bengaluru’s Chikkarangappa (67-63-61-63), the 2019 winner, ended third at 18-under 254 following a final round score of three-under 63.

 

Hyderabad’s Milind Soni won the trophy for the best performance by an amateur as he ended tied 38th at one-under 271. Tej Gangavarapu, the other Hyderabad-based amateur to make the cut, closed the week in 51st place at five-over 277.