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Bhullar wins title

JAIPUR: Gaganjeet Bhullar bagged his second professional title when he pipped Himmat Singh Rai in a playoff at the PGTI Players Championship at the par-70 Rambagh Golf Club here on Saturday.

The two players totalled an identical 10-under 270 after the fourth round forcing the title to be decided on playoff.

Bhullar shot a bogey-free 65 in the last round to climb from overnight tied-fifth spot to win.

Overnight leader Raju Ali Mollah played a disastrous final round of eight-over 78.

The scores: Gaganjeet Bhullar (73, 67, 65, 65) and Himmat Singh Rai (66, 71, 67, 66) 270; Rashid Khan (67, 65, 74, 66) and Vikrant Chopra (69, 68, 66, 69) 272; Arjun Singh (74, 67, 65, 68), Md. Siddikur Rahman (70, 70, 65, 69) and Raju Ali Mollah (67, 65, 64, 78) 274; C. Muniyappa (76, 65, 68, 67) and Vijay Kumar (71, 68, 67, 70) 276; Shamim Khan (70, 70, 69, 68), Dinesh Kumar (69, 72, 68, 68), Vishal Singh (66, 73, 68, 70), Harendra P. Gupta (73, 66, 68, 70) and Anirban Lahiri (70, 69, 64, 74) 277; Harmeet Kahlon (71, 67, 70, 70) and Kunal Bhasin (67, 70, 69, 72) 278; Mukesh Kumar (68, 74, 67, 70) 279; Mandeo Singh Pathania (72, 71, 68, 69), R. Srinivas (71, 71, 70, 68), Shankar Das (74, 68, 70, 68), Amardip Singh Malik (74, 68, 68, 70), Anthony Choat (69, 75, 65, 71), Pappan (73, 66, 68, 73) and Ashok Kumar (70, 68, 70, 72) 280. — Sports Reporter

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