Club in Thailand on Sunday.
The supremely ¿ t Aadil, who notched a
career-best third place ¿ nish at the PGTI’s
Bengaluru Open earlier this month, said, “I
lost a dear friend on the ¿ rst day, back home.
It was tough mentally, but I managed to play
well and I’m glad that it all came together.
I had the self-belief that I have the game to
earn the card.
“Now that I’ve earned the card, there’s more
purpose in my practice and I’m eagerly
looking forward to the new season. It was
dif¿ cult to focus at times. When there were
long waits between holes, or between rounds
at night, I thought about my friend. But, it
was a good week. All aspects of my game
were solid.”
Aman Raj (69-64-74-68-65), the 2016 PGTI
Emerging Player of the Year who went
on to win his ¿ rst professional title at the
PGTI event in Jaipur this year, made the
progression to the Asian Tour for the ¿ rst
time in his career after ¿ nishing tied 13th at
the Q School with a total of 15-under-340.
The Patna-based professional’s À awless ¿ nal
round of six-under-65 featured some long
birdie conversions and propelled him 14
places from his overnight tied 27th.
Abhijit Singh Chadha
Aman said, “My putting was exceptional
through the week. The second round of 64
set up the week for me. It gave me the belief
that I could ¿ nish inside the top-5. I now look
forward to my ¿ rst full season on the Asian
Tour.” Abhijit Singh Chadha, who also took a share
of 35th place, claimed his card to make a
return to the Asian Tour after a gap of three
years. Both players shot ¿ nal rounds of even-
par-71 to drop 15 places from their overnight
tied 20th.
Chiragh Kumar ¿ nished tied 35th at
10-under-345 to retain his Asian Tour card. The event was won by American Austen
Truslow who totaled 24-under-331.
BREAK-UP OF OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKING (OWGR) POINTS ON PGTI
T
he 2019 PGTI season marks the
beginning of a new era in Indian
golf as PGTI aligns itself with
the Of¿ cial World Golf Ranking
(OWGR) system for the ¿ rst time.
The Golconda Masters 2019 will be
the ¿ rst ever PGTI event to offer
world ranking points.
The break-up of OWGR points for all future
PGTI events will be as follows:
WINNER
RUNNERͳUP
Mr. Uttam Singh Mundy, CEO, PGTI, said, “It is
an exciting time for Indian golf as the PGTI joins
the list of the elite gol¿ ng tours in the world that
are a part of the Of¿ cial World Golf Ranking
(OWGR) system. The PGTI turns a new
leaf in its history with the advent of world
ranking points and we now expect more
¿ erce competition on the tour than
ever before. We wish the players all
the best.”
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THIRD PLACE
FOURTH PLACE
FIFTH PLACE
2019
5 Points
3 Points
2 Points
1.6 Points
1.2 Points