Nakajima wins Hero Indian Open with record winning score, India’s Ahlawat tied second
At one stage, Nakajima was nine clear of the field, but finally finished four ahead to take his maiden DP World Tour title at the DLF Golf and Country Club.
At one stage, Nakajima was nine clear of the field, but finally finished four ahead to take his maiden DP World Tour title at the DLF Golf and Country Club.
When play was suspended on Friday afternoon at DLF Golf and Country Club due to lightning, Nakajima was in the clubhouse with a two-shot lead over Frenchman Romain Langasque, who has a pair of 66s, and a resurgent Italian Matteo Manassero (65-68) at 11-under.
They aggregated 37-under and were three better than the team lead by Romain Langasque.
The 27-year-old, who has won twice on the DP World Tour, said he is ready to add to that.
Rasmus is coming off a glorious start to 2024 with Top-10s in three successive starts in Ras Al Khaimah, where he was second, and then T-8 in Bahrain and T-6 in Qatar.
Apart from enhanced prize money ,the Hero Indian Open is returning to usher in a new era in Indian golf with several first-time incentives.
The 42-year old Siem played a steady game throughout the day. He overtook Paul on the 11th hole but the overnight leader rallied and drew parity on the 13th.
Germany’s Yannik Paul remained in the lead at the end of the third and penultimate round.
DLF golfer Honey Baisoya held the clubhouse lead for much of the day with a six-under-par 66 before losing it to the late-charging German Yannik Paul (65), who seemed to continue from where he let off last week where he finished second.
Two-time winner, SSP Chawrasia, on Tuesday promised a better showing by home golfers in the US$ 2 million Hero Indian Open to be played at the the DLF Golf and Country Club here from 23 February.
