Gurugram-based Manu (66-73-69-73), PGTI Order of Merit leader and local lad Yuvraj Sandhu (72-69-70-70) and 21-year-old Shubham Jaglan (71-69-71-70), who made his PGTI debut this week, ended the regulation 72 holes with matching totals of seven-under 281 to take the match into a playoff
The 18-year-old golfer from Gurugram, who is playing her first season as a pro, fired a solid 4-under 67 to take sole lead. She is now one shot ahead of amateur Mahreen Bhatia and Sneha Singh, a former winner of the Order of Merit, who pulled in back-to-back birdies on the back nine to card 68
It came after a dramatic finish in regulation play when Asaji, playing in the penultimate group, brilliantly made a difficult left to right breaking birdie putt from 10 feet on the last to set the mark in the clubhouse on 19-under
It was Shaurya’s second title of the season and his third overall which earned him a cheque worth Rs 15 lakh and saw him consolidate his fourth position in the PGTI Order of Merit as his season earnings moved to Rs 83,02,392
Delhi-based Shaurya (69-63), a winner on the PGTI this season, jumped 13 spots from his overnight tied 14th place even as Chandigarh resident Yuvraj (65-67), the PGTI Order of Merit leader, climbed one position from his overnight second place