Chandigarh’s Akshay clinches PGTI title

Panchkula, November 7

Chandigarh golfer Akshay Sharma registered a five-stroke victory with a final round of a 5-under 67 at the PGTI Players Championship here on Saturday. Akshay (30) captured his second title a total of a 24-under 264, which equalled the record for the lowest winning total on the PGTI jointly held by Anirban Lahiri and Rashid Khan. Another Chandigarh golfer, Karandeep Kochhar, carded 67 to maintain his overnight second position, ending up with a 19-under 269 in the tournament. — TNS