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Champion Kazuki Higa poses with the trophy
BANGLADESH’S MD ZAMAL HOSSAIN MOLLAH CLAIMS SECOND PLACE
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wenty-three-year-old Kazuki Higa
of Japan captured his maiden
professional title with a wire-to-
wire victory at the US$ 60,000 bti Open in
Dhaka, an event tri-sanctioned by the Asian
Development Tour (ADT), Professional
Golf Tour of India (PGTI) and Bangladesh
Professional Golfers Association (BPGA).
Higa (62-70-69-70), playing only his
second season as a professional, was
crowned champion at the Kurmitola Golf
Club (KGC) after he completed his total
domination of the week with a ¿ nal round
score of two-under-70 that gave him a
three-shot win at 17-under-271. PGTI Order of Merit.
Bangladesh’s Md Zamal Hossain Mollah
(68-68-68-70), playing at his home course,
also returned a 70 in round four to ¿ nish
runner-up at 14-under-274. Divyanshu Bajaj ¿ nished as the best Indian
in tied eighth at eight-under-280.
Local favourite and PGTI member Zamal,
a two-time winner at the KGC, recorded his
best ¿ nish on the PGTI in over three years.
The 33-year-old Zamal has now jumped
from 22nd place to sixth position on the
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Kazuki, who registered his breakthrough
win in only his second event on the ADT,
said, “I will carry a lot of good memories
back from Bangladesh including my ¿ rst
round of 10-under-62 which really set up
the tournament for me. This win has come
right at the start of my professional career
and gives me the con¿ dence to go on and
scale greater heights. I have the added
satisfaction of prevailing over Zamal in his
own backyard.”
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