Gangjee finishes tied 11th, Coetzee wins Mauritius Open title

Rahil Gangjee of India at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open 2015

Domaine de Bel Ombre (Mauritius), May 10 (IANS) Indian golfer Rahil Gangjee saved his best for the last, shooting a fine five-under 66 to finish tied 11th, while George Coetzee overcame Thorbjørn Olesen at the second play-off hole to emerge champion in the Mauritius Open here on Sunday.

Gangjee, who is half Mauritian, wrapped up his campaign at the Heritage Golf Club with six birdies against a lone bogey for a seven-under 277 total in the $1.1 million tournament tri-sanctioned by the Asian, European and Sunshine Tours.

"Brilliant," smiled Gangjee. "To finish with a birdie, it was even better. I had a tough two putt along the ridge but luckily I made the second putt from 10 feet," the 36-year-old said in a release.

"Conditions were there for the taking and I took a lot from it. You can't rethink about yesterday (when he shot a 74 to fall out of contention). I didn't want to get stuck there."

Another Indian in the fray, Gaganjeet Bhullar carded four-under 68 to share the 44th spot with two-under 282 as total.

Overnight leader Coetzee won the title after the regulation 72-hole play saw two people at the top. Both Coetzee and Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark were tied at 13-under 271.

South African Coetzee, who lived up to his billing as the highest-ranked player in the field, birdied the 18th hole three times in succession -- once in regulation and then twice in the play-off.

The last of those was enough for victory as Olesen, who had earlier overcome a four-shot deficit on the front nine with a round of 68, could only manage a par after missing the fairway and being forced to lay up.