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\"DhruvAhmedabad: Pune-based amateur Dhruv Sheoran (73-72-69-69) won the PGTI’s Final Qualifying Stage for the 2017 season being held at Kensville Golf & Country Club near Ahmedabad. Sheoran’s final round of three-under-69 took his tournament total to five-under-283 which helped him secure an impressive four-stroke victory.<\/p>\n

Mysuru’s Harish K (70-73-72-72) and Delhi’s Gulfam (75-68-72-72) finished tied second at one-under-287.<\/p>\n

At the end of round four, the top 39 players earned their cards for the 2017 PGTI season. The top 39 included five amateurs.<\/p>\n

Dhruv Sheoran, who started the final day with a one-shot lead, made two birdies on the front-nine to stay ahead. The 22-year-old seemed to be unfazed by the fact that there were some seasoned professionals chasing him as he added two more birdies against a lone bogey on the back-nine to post his second straight 69 and surprise one and all with his sensational victory.<\/p>\n

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The Pune-based golfer, a serving Army officer’s son who originally hails from Bhiwani, Haryana, is now all set to turn professional with the first PGTI event of the season in February.<\/p>\n

Dhruv, who was ranked 23rd on the Indian amateur circuit in 2016, said, “It’s been an unbelievable fortnight for me. I’m delighted as it’s my first ever win since I began playing golf at the junior level.<\/p>\n

“I wasn’t even supposed to be here. I was holidaying in Dehradun just 10 days before the start of the PGTI Qualifying School. I hadn’t fared well at the All India Championship recently so was not in the right frame of mind to play the Q School. But my friend Saurabh Bhaduri, a professional on the PGTI, pushed me to play the Q School.<\/p>\n

“Once I returned to Pune and began practicing, I wrote on my washroom mirror – ‘I will win the Q School’. That helped me psychologically. I’ve struggled with the mental aspect of my game while playing on the amateur circuit. But over the last two weeks, I feel I was quite strong mentally. I held on to my overnight lead on the final day despite some established professionals being on my tail.<\/p>\n

“A owe my success at the Q School to the constant support and encouragement that I received from my father Col. Satyavrat Sheoran, my mother Mrs. Deepa Sheoran, my sister Neha Sheoran and my girlfriend Kriti Dutta.<\/p>\n

“I now have no expectations as I head into my first season as a professional. I’ll just look to carry forward my form from here and play my natural game,” added Dhruv. <\/p>\n

Harish K and Gulfam held on to their overnight tied second place after both shot scores of 72 in the final round.<\/p>\n

The two other amateurs who finished inside the top-5 were Arjun Prasad, who recently also earned his Asian Tour card, and Shubham Narain. The duo ended the week in tied fourth at five-over-293 along with Vijay Kumar and Rajesh Kumar Rawat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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