Raghav Malik wins the PGTI Final Qualifying Stage for the 2012

Raghav Malik wins the PGTI Final Qualifying Stage for the 2012 season
Arshdeep Tiwana finishes second, Top 44 players earn full card for the 2012 season
Gurgaon, December 23, 2011: Raghav Malik (72-71-69) of the DLF Golf & Country Club emerged winner at the PGTI’s Final Qualifying Stage for the 2012 season which was played at the Golden Greens Golf & Country Club, Gurgaon.

Gurgaon-based Malik clinched the title on the first playoff hole (18th hole), after he had ended tied first along with Arshdeep Tiwana (74-69-69) of the Kovai Hills Golf Resort, Coimbatore, at the end of the regulation 54 holes. Malik and Tiwana had identical totals of four under 212 before they headed for the playoff.

The top 44 players from the Final Qualifying Stage earned full cards for the 2012 PGTI season.
Raghav Malik’s fourth round of three under 69 included birdies on the third, fifth, seventh, 10th and 17th and bogeys on the sixth and 16th. Raghav sank a 15-footer on the third and converted a 12 feet putt on the 10th. He hit a great approach shot from the fairway bunker on the fifth where he landed it within four feet of the pin. The 22-year-old also hit his tee shots extremely close on the seventh and 17th holes.
Malik finally sealed it after making an excellent up and down from the bunker for birdie on the first playoff hole. Tiwana lost out in the playoff as he missed an eight feet birdie putt.
Malik said, “I had a very strict game-plan for this tournament and I stuck to it. This win comes as a huge confidence-booster ahead of the 2012 season. It was important for me to break the victory-barrier and this win has helped me achieve that. I would like to thank my family for their continuous support and my mental conditioning coach for making me believe in my abilities. I would also like to thank PGTI for staging this event in an excellent manner and Golden Greens Golf Course for providing immaculate playing conditions.”
Runner-up Arshdeep Tiwana’s final round 69 featured five birdies and two bogeys.
Pawan Kumar (75-69-71) of Delhi grabbed third place after finishing with an overall score of one under 215.
The Chandigarh duo of KPS Sekhon and Abhijit Singh Chadha finished tied fourth along with Delhi’s Dinesh Kumar at even par 216.