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Calcutta lad wins Tata golf

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Our Correspondent Published 08.11.14, 12:00 AM

Udayjit Bhalotia with Tinplate Company MD Tarun Daga at Golmuri Golf Course on Friday. (Bhola Prasad)

Udayjit Bhalotia of Calcutta continued his good show on the last day of Tata Steel Sub-junior and Feeder Tour Final on Friday to script a brilliant play-off victory over Gurgaon's Rohan Rajware at Golmuri Golf Course.

Udayjit made a par on the second play-off hole to seal the deal, thanks to an audacious approach to the green to Rohan's bogey after both were locked at fifteen-over par 299.

Overnight leader Mahipat Singh from Bombay finished third, a stroke behind after shooting a disappointing eight-over par 79 for the day, followed by Ahmedabad's Jay Pandya who finished his week at seventeen-over par 301.

Delhi-lad Prateek Malik, who won the category B title, completed the top five with a score of eighteen-over par 302.

Trailing by two strokes at the start of the final round, Udayjit lost further ground to Mahipat when he made a double bogey on the 1st hole. He recovered a stroke on the very next hole with a birdie on Mahipat and Rohan, who began his day trailing Udayjit by five strokes. Mahipat was steady at the top with eight pars and double bogey taking a two-stroke lead at the turn.

Rohan was throwing down the challenge playing with a two-under front nine to be tied with Udayjit going out. By the time Udayjit made par on the 12th hole, he was tied for the lead with Mahipat while Rohan who bogeyed the hole was a stroke behind.

The par 4 15th hole is where Rohan had his first share of the lead helped by Udayjit's bogey and Mahipat's third double of the day.

At the end of the day, the contest was between Rohan and Udayjit.

Winner Udayjit tried to put his feelings into words: 'It was a very tense final few holes. I couldn't manage the birdie on the final hole but was hoping the different approach to the 9th would work out for me. And it did. I am really happy with this victory.'

Prateek Malik strolled to a sixteen-stroke victory in category B while Harsheet Sethie of Gurgaon won category C by 13-strokes. In category D, Shubham Jaglan of Delhi sealed an 11-stroke victory.

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