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INDIANS SHIV KAPUR AND CHIKKARANGAPPA FINISH TIED SECOND
BEHIND TEENAGE SENSATION JOOHYUNG KIM OF KOREA AT
PANASONIC OPEN INDIA 2019
Teenage Korean sensation Joohyung Kim, the winner by one shot, poses
with the Panasonic Open India trophy (Picture Courtesy: Asian Tour)
Vikrant Chopra and Veer Ahlawat claim career-
best tied fifth and tied eighth respectively
ndia’s Shiv Kapur came within snif¿ ng
distance of victory on the Asian Tour
for the second week in succession. Shiv
(70), who lost out in a playoff at the
Thailand Open the previous week, was
again denied victory at the Panasonic
Open India as a costly double-bogey on the last
hole saw him concede a one-shot lead and end
up in tied second place along with compatriot
Chikkarangappa (67) at 12-under-204.
Seventeen-year-old Korean sensation Joohyung
Kim became the second youngest Asian Tour
winner when he ¿ red a ¿ nal round of seven-
under-65 to bag the top honours with a total of
68
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13-under-203 at the Classic Golf and Country
Club.
Indians Vikrant Chopra (10-under-206) and
Veer Ahlawat (eight-under-208) claimed
career-best ¿ nishes of tied ¿ fth and tied
eighth respectively.
Joohyung Kim, who earned his Asian Tour
card for the remainder of the 2019 season
after claiming three wins on the Asian
Development Tour (ADT) this year, continued
his hot streak in India with rounds of 70, 68
and 65 at the US$ 400,000 event which was
contested over 54 holes.
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Seventeen-year-old Korean Joohyung Kim
became the second youngest Asian Tour winner
(Picture Courtesy: Asian Tour)
The Korean, playing his event on the Asian
Tour this year, said, “I’m really speechless.
It has been a dream of mine to play on the
Asian Tour ever since I was young. It’s really
wonderful to come here, be in contention and