Chikkarangappa crowned champion at PGTI Kashmir Masters

S Chikkarangappa of Bangalore came up with his third straight score of four-under-68 in the final round to cruise to a comfortable six-shot victory at the PGTI Kashmir Masters, here today.
Chikkarangappa ended with a total of 19-under-269 at Rs. 50 lakh PGTI Super Series event at the Royal Springs Golf Course.
Delhi's Rashid Khan secured runner-up position at 13-under-275 after posting a one-over-73 in round four. Kolkata's Rahil Gangjee came in third at 12-under-276. He shot a 69 on the final day.
Sri Lankan N Thangaraja was a further shot behind in fourth position. Thangaraja's six-under-66 was the best round of the final day.

Jyoti Randhawa of the DLF Golf & Country Club, Gurgaon, ended the tournament in tied 13th place at seven-under-281. SSP Chowrasia of Kolkata claimed tied 22nd place at two-under-286.
Chikkarangappa (65-68-68-68), the overnight leader by one shot, consolidated his position further with three birdies and a bogey on the front-nine. He holed it from the bunker for birdie on the third and had a 30-feet birdie conversion on the ninth. The bogey on the 11th didn't seem to affect the 20-year-old as he garnered three more birdies from 10 to 15 feet on the remaining seven holes to win with an impressive six-stroke margin.

Chikkarangappa, who won his second tournament of the year at Srinagar, now has three titles to his credit. He has won all of his three titles in the last seven months.
He took home the winning cheque of Rs. 8,08,250, and has now climbed from seventh to first position in the Rolex Rankings. The young Bangalorean also moved up from 22nd to second place in the PGTI Super Series Points Table after earning 1190 points for his win today.