Karan Taunk wins the Tata Steel Western India Open

Karan Taunk of Jamshedpur has won the Tata Steel Western India Open. The game, which concluded at the par-71 Poona Club Golf Course, on Friday, saw the lead changing hands thrice in four days. The 24-year-old golfer finished the tournament four shots ahead of overnight leader, Samarth Dwivedi, with a level par-284.

“I dedicate this victory to my parents, who have always been supportive,” said Karan.

Syed Saqib Ahmed, of Bangalore, finished third in the tournament with final round of 70 and a total of 290. Viraj Madappa of Kolkata and Bangalore’s Trishul Chinnappa had to share the fourth place at 291.

Manu gandas finished off sixth at 293 while Vikram Rana, who was leading the game on first two days, ended up seventh at 294. Both Manav Das and Amul Waghmare shared the eighth place at 295.

Here are the final scores after 72 holes:

284 Karan Taunk (75, 70, 69, 70)288 Samarth Dwivedi (69, 72, 72, 75)290 Syed Saqib Ahmed (72, 73, 75, 70)291 Viraj Madappa (74, 71, 74, 72)291 Trishul Chinnappa (72, 71, 74, 74)293 Manu Gandas (79, 71, 71, 72)294 Vikram Rana (68, 72, 77, 77)295 Manav Das (73, 75, 73, 74),295 Amul Waghmare (70, 74, 75, 76)296 Jasjeet Singh (76, 76, 72, 72)296 M Kanishka Sinha (75, 74, 71, 76)297 Udayan Mane (73, 77, 75, 72)297 Piyush Sangwan (75, 73, 72, 77)298 Shakti Singh (74, 74, 71, 79)299 Jaibir Singh (76, 71, 75, 77)