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\"AmanAhmedabad:<\/strong> Patna-based amateur Aman Raj (74-74-74-72) won the PGTI’s Final Qualifying Stage for the 2016 season being held at Kensville Golf & Country Club near Ahmedabad. Aman Raj’s final round of even-par-72 meant he ended up with a tournament total of six-over-294 which helped him secure a comfortable four-stroke victory. Noida’s Raju Singh finished second at 10-over-298.<\/p>\n

At the end of round four, the top 35 players earned their cards for the 2016 PGTI season.<\/p>\n

Aman Raj, who started the final day, one off the lead in second position, was steady through the first five holes with pars. He then dropped a shot on the sixth but came roaring back with birdies on the ninth and 11th. The 20-year-old, who was India’s top amateur in 2015, made a brilliant chip-putt from 50 yards on the ninth before draining an eight-footer on the 11th.<\/p>\n

Aman missed an up and down from the bunker for his second bogey of the day on the 17th. Nonetheless, the three-time winner on the amateur circuit last year, cruised to victory having posted the day’s best score of 72.<\/p>\n

The Patna lad is now all set to turn professional in April after representing India at the 2016 Bonallack Trophy.<\/p>\n

Aman said, “I’ve had a good week in Ahmedabad. But I know that I need to work harder and get better if I have to make an impression on the professional stage. I got the momentum going with the two birdies on the ninth and 11th today. That stretch helped me all but seal the title. I missed a couple of pars from 100 yards out but overall it was a steady performance. It’s great to start the year with a win at the Qualifying School.”<\/p>\n

Raju Singh finished runner-up after a final round of 75.<\/p>\n

Delhi’s Wasim Khan was third at 12-over-200 while Bengaluru’s Syed Saqib Ahmed finished a further shot back in fourth place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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At the end of round four, the top 35 players earned their cards for the 2016 PGTI season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[4596,466,11412,7534],"class_list":["post-25292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-golf-golf","tag-aman-raj","tag-indian-sports-news","tag-kensville-golf-country-club","tag-pgtis-final-qualifying-stage"],"yoast_head":"\nAman Raj wins PGTI Qualifying School; 35 players earn full cards for 2016 season - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=25292\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Aman Raj wins PGTI Qualifying School; 35 players earn full cards for 2016 season - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ahmedabad: Patna-based amateur Aman Raj (74-74-74-72) won the PGTI’s Final Qualifying Stage for the 2016 season being held at Kensville Golf & Country Club near Ahmedabad. 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