Setting new PGTI record, golfstar Udayan Mane bags TATA Steel Tour Championship
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Jamshedpur, December 29: India’s golfstar Udayan Mane produced a flawless seven-under 65 on the final day to claim a thrilling one-shot win at the season-ending TATA Steel Tour Championship in Jamshedpur yesterday.
Udayan’s 67-66-64-65 determined final round effort saw him establish a new PGTI record for the lowest tournament total as he closed the week with a jaw-dropping 26-under-262 at the Golmuri Golf Course. It was Mane's eighth professional title and his second win on the PGTI this season.
SSP Chawrasia had settled for second place with another outstanding total score of 25-under-263. Aman Raj (71) the third-round leader, ended the week in tied third place at 23-under-265 along with Delhi's Chiragh Kumar (67).
“I’m pretty pleased with the entire season having registered two wins. I started the year well but then had a rocky road from March to September. But that lean phase helped me learn a lot about myself and my golf swing and that in turn led to my better performances late in the year at Kensville (PGTI) and in Mauritius (Asian Tour). The biggest takeaway from this victory is that I won a tournament which had an elite field and at a time when so many players were playing their best golf. That is a big morale booster," says Udayan.
The impressive winning cheque worth ₹22,50,000 catapulted Mane, who is based out of Pune, from ninth to third place in the Final PGTI Order of Merit for 2019.