Golfer Aman Raj clinched the Jaipur Open title in a final-hole thriller at the Bhawani Singh Rathore presents Jaipur Open 2023 powered by AU Small Finance Bank played at the Rambagh Golf Club in Jaipur.
The 28-year-old (65-66-64-66) made a quality chip-putt on the last hole to post an error-free final round of four-under 66, securing his fourth career win by one shot at a total of 19-under 261. Winning his third title of the year including his second one at Jaipur which he won previously in 2018 was a moment to be proud for the golfer from Patna.
Greater Noida’s Saptak Talwar (64-65-71-62) and Gurugram’s Sunhit Bishnoi (65-67-68-62) claimed tied second place at 18-under 262 after they shot scores of eight-under 62, the best rounds of the tournament, on Saturday.
Aman Raj from fourth to second spot in the TATA Steel PGTI Ranking and got a winning cheque of INR 15 lakh. The win also lifted his hopes of finishing as No. 1 this season.
Aman currently has season’s earnings of INR 84,81,745 and trails the Order of Merit leader Om Prakash Chouhan by nearly INR 29 lakh with one event remaining in the season, the year-end TATA Steel Tour Championship next week.
3rd Title For Aman
Aman, who went bogey-free in his last two rounds to clinch the title, said, “With the birdies not coming my way early on, I was trying to make pars to keep the momentum going. I made some clutch putts and outstanding par-saves along the way, especially the chip-in on the 11th. After further gains on the 14th and 17th, recovering well from the rough on the latter, I was pumped on the last hole as I knew a birdie was required to win. I got it done with a great chip-putt. After the practice round I was confident of having a good week here. To win you need a few things to favour you and I felt that happened in round three. It’s turning out to be a great season for me and I’m now looking forward to closing it on a high at the Tour Championship next week.”
Gurugram’s Dhruv Sheoran (68), lying overnight second, was also a contender for the title after his five birdies on the front-nine. However, his three bogeys on the back-nine put him out of contention as he ended the week in fifth place at 15-under 265.
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