Honey Baisoya clinches DP World Players Championship, on top of Order of Merit

New Delhi: Honey Baisoya capped a stellar week with a five-under 65 in the final round to seal a commanding three-shot victory at the Rs 1.5 crore DP World Players Championship 2026, held at the Qutab Golf Course.

Starting the day with a five-shot cushion, Baisoya (63-65-64-65) converted his advantage in style, firing six birdies against a lone bogey in the fourth round to close at 23-under 257 for the week. The triumph ended the 29-year-old’s five-year title drought and marked his eighth professional win. He also collected the winner’s cheque of INR 22,50,000 and surged from third to first place in the 2026 DP World PGTI Order of Merit.

Khsitij Naveed Kaul (62-71-65-62), who was overnight tied third and six shots off the lead, shot a 62 for the second time this week, the last day’s lowest score, to rise one spot and end the tournament as runner-up at 20-under 260.

Veer Ahlawat (65-67-66-65) took third place at 17-under 263 following his fourth round of 65.

Honey Baisoya, the outright favourite to win the title at the start of the day, made steady progress early in the round with five birdies on the front-nine that came at the cost of a solitary bogey. Honey reassessed his strategy on the seventh tee and decided to rely more on the driver as he wanted to play more aggressively. As a result, he picked up birdies on the seventh, eighth and ninth.

Baisoya then maintained his lead, which was five shots at one stage, on the back-nine as he made pars all the way till the 17th. Honey sealed the title with an outstanding bunker shot on the 18th that landed within two feet of the pin and led to his sixth and final birdie of the day.

Honey said, “I’m delighted to be back in the winner’s circle after such a long time. I had a great day today on the course. Even though, I had a five-shot overnight lead, I knew that I had to play really well in the final round, as Veer and Kshitij, who were chasing me, are capable of shooting very low scores on their day and can never be counted out.

“I had played well last week in Chhattisgarh too where I finished third. So, I knew that if I could control my nerves, I had a good chance of winning this week. I would like to thank my friends and fellow professionals Chikkarangappa, Kushal Singh and Arjun Sharma for all their support. Chikkarangappa gave me some valuable putting advice relating to my putting grip that set me on the right path. So, a big thank you to Chikka. I would like to thank my father Mr. Ravinder and my uncle Mr. Gast Ram for all their support and guidance.

“The strategy today was to play at least three-under on the front-nine which I felt would give me a good cushion on the back-nine. I did even better with a four-under on the front-nine. After that I just had to save pars on the back-nine. The plan to attack with the driver from the seventh hole onwards paid off as it produced three consecutive birdies and set up the win for me.”

Second-placed Kshitij Naveed Kaul had an incredible error-free final round of 62. Khshitij, who holds the course record of 60, made eight birdies on the day. He ended the week with a flourish making birdies on the last four holes. Kshitij picked up the runner-up cheque of INR 15 lakh to move up from fourth to third position in the DP World PGTI Order of Merit.

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