Ahmedabad, March 15 Saptak Talwar won the DP World PGTI's Indorama Ventures Open by two strokes after a strong final round performance of two-under 70, here on Sunday.
The 27-year-old Saptak (68-71-69-70), who was tied for the lead overnight, finished with a total score of 10-under 278 for the week. Talwar's second professional win earned him a prize money of USD 48,000 (INR 43,20,000), which propelled him from 44th place to first position in the PGTI Order of Merit.
Austria's Christoph Bleier (69-70-72-69), who was tied for seventh overnight and three strokes behind the leader, finished with a final round of three-under 69 to come in second place with a score of eight-under 280.
Veer Ahlawat and teenager Kartik Singh also shot a final round of two-under 70 to finish tied for third place with a score of seven-under 281.
French golfer Clement Sordet took fifth place with a score of six-under 282, while Dhruv Sheoran, who was tied for the lead overnight, finished the week in sixth place with a score of five-under 283.
Talwar, who had a one-stroke lead along with Sheoran after the third round, maintained his consistency throughout the fourth day. He capitalized on the Par-5 holes by finding the greens in two strokes, and followed up with two putts on the fifth and eighth holes.
Talwar faced a setback when he found water on the ninth hole and made a bogey. However, he emerged as the clear favourite when he made a great recovery for a birdie on the Par-5 14th hole.
He remained in control throughout the final round, even as his closest rivals had mixed fortunes on the fourth day.
"After my birdie on the 14th and par on the 15th, I was quite confident. The best aspect of my game was keeping the errors out, as I only made four bogeys throughout the tournament on a very challenging course," said Talwar after his victory.