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Dhruv Sheoran receives the winning cheque from Shri K K Sharma , IPS , DG , BSF ( 2nd from left ), Shri Prabhat Singh , IPS , ADG , BSF ( extreme left ), Shri Pushpendra Singh Rathore , IPS , DIG , BSF ( extreme right ) and Mr . Uttam Singh Mundy , CEO , PGTI ( 3rd from left )

Rookie Dhruv Sheoran of the DLF Golf & Country Club , Gurugram , bagged his maiden professional title after coming home the champion by one shot at the �rst PGTI Feeder Tour event of the season which was played at the BSF Golf Club in Chhawla , New Delhi . The 23-year-old Sheoran ( 69-68-74 ), the joint leader at the end of round two , completed a wire-to-wire victory despite a sedate �nal round of two-over-74 . His total read �ve-under-211 . Delhi golfer Pawan Verma ( 73-71-68 ) made huge gains on the �nal day as he took a leap from overnight 11th to tied second at four-under-212 thanks to his last round of 68 which was also the day ’ s best score . Sandeep Singh ( 72-65-75 ) of Sri Ganganagar , Rajasthan , the co-leader in round two , �nished joint runner-up along with Verma after returning a 75 on day four . Dhruv Sheoran , playing his �rst event as a professional , made a slow start in the third round having dropped three bogeys over the �rst 14 holes . However , Dhruv , the 2017 PGTI Qualifying School champion , fought his way back to the top with a couple of birdies on the 15th and 16th even as his nearest challenger Sandeep Singh struggled to recover after an early triple-bogey .

Dhruv Sheoran - Winner
Sheoran scored a bogey on the last hole but still managed to edge out Pawan and Sandeep by one stroke . Sheoran said , “ I enjoyed my round and didn ’ t put any pressure on myself . The good memories from the 2017 Q School win also had a calming effect on me .”
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