Date:13/12/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/13/stories/2008121356861800.htm

Sport - Golf

Gagan wins

NEW DELHI: Gagan Verma completed a comprehensive six-stroke victory to claim the Gannon Dunkerley NCR Cup golf tournament at the Delhi Golf Club course here on Friday.

Leader from day one, Gagan carded three-over 75 — his worst round of the week — to dethrone Rashid Khan who settled for the runner-up spot following a final-round 73.

The victory kept Gagan firmly atop the Indian Amateur Order of Merit.

Final scores: Gagan Verma (72, 70, 73, 75) 290; Rashid Khan (80, 70, 73, 73) 296; Keshav Kapoor (78, 72, 73, 76) 299; Rudresh Sharma (75, 77, 72, 80), Wasim Khan (77, 78, 73, 76) 304; Karan Vasudeva (77, 72, 74, 82), Samrat Basu (78, 72, 74, 81) 305; Arshdeep Tiwana (75, 81, 73, 79), Rahul Bajaj (76, 80, 73, 79) and Kapil Kumar (81, 74, 78, 75) 308.