Thangaraja wins Vizag Open golf championship

VIZAG: Sri Lanka’s N. Thangaraja had a dream final round of six-under 66, the day’s best score, to outplay all his rivals and emerge champion in the Rs 1 crore Vizag Open golf championship at the East Point Golf Club here on Saturday.

For the 42-year-old Thangaraja (71-73-70-66, who was overnight tied ninth and trailing the lead by a massive seven shots, the five-year long wait for a title has finally ended.

It was a sensational and error-free last round to triumph by one stroke at a total of eight-under 280 by the Sri Lankan which separated him from the rest of the contenders. Chandigarh’s Akshay Sharma (67-68-73-73) finished runner-up at seven-under 281 as a result of his fourth round of 73.

The quartet of Samarth Dwivedi (68), Om Prakash Chouhan (69), Saarthak Chhibber (70) and Harendra Gupta (69), took tied-third place at six-under 282. Agencies

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