Gurugram, March 19 Vinay Kumar Yadav of Delhi won his first title after defeating 16-year-old Arjunveer Shishir of Chandigarh in a playoff at the PGTI NexGen here on Thursday.
30-year-old Vinay (72-70-71), who was tied for fourth overnight and three shots behind the leader, carded a one-under 71 in the third round to end the regulation 54 holes tied for the lead with 15-year-old Arjunveer (71-70-72), with a total score of three-under 213.
Arjunveer, the youngest player in the field, who was tied for second overnight and two shots behind the leader, moved to the top on the third day with a par 72.
Vinay ultimately won on the second playoff hole (played on the Par-5 18th).
Lakshya Nagar (72) and Siddharth Semwal (75), the overnight leader, finished tied for third at two-under 214.
The NexGen Tour was launched by DP World PGTI last year with the objective of providing equal playing opportunities to all Indian professional golfers and to increase the talent pool in Indian golf, which in turn increases competition and the level of golf.