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PGTI President Kapil Dev: Shaurya Bhattacharya of Delhi stamped his authority with an error-free final round of six-under 63 to register a resounding five-shot victory with a total of 27-under 249 at the INR 1 crore Chhattisgarh Open 2025 at the Fairway Golf & Lake Resort here on Friday. Shaurya Bhattacharya (64-61-61-63), the overnight leader by five shots, drove home the advantage on Friday to record his second professional win.

The 22-year-old Bhattacharya, who was the PGTI Emerging Player of the Year in 2024, dropped just one bogey during the tournament. He picked up the winning cheque worth INR 15 lakh that catapulted him from 59th to the second position in the PGTI Order of Merit Ranking.

Delhi’s Sachin Baisoya (67-62-64-61) fired the last day’s best score of 61 to climb five spots and claim the runner-up position at 22-under 254 at the Par-69 course. Sri Lankan N. Thangaraja (66-63-62-64) posted a 64 in round four to secure third place at 21-under 255.