Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Gurugram's Veer Ahlawat continued his excellent form with a final round of six-under-66 to win by one shot at the Delhi-NCR Open 2024 played at Noida Golf Course Veer. (68-67-70-66), who finished joint runner-up at the Indian Open two weeks ago, shot a total of 17-under 271 and took home his third professional trophy and a winning check of Rs 15 lakh. The tall and lanky golfer from DLF Round and Country Club further extended his lead in the PGTI rankings as his earnings reached Rs 86,82,267. Twenty-eight-year-old Ahlawat now has a discount of over Rs 38 lakh over his nearest rival Manu Gandas Manu Gandas (68-69-66-69), a former Delhi-NCR Open champion, gave Veer a tough fight. Competed on Saturday before finishing runner-up at 16-under 272 with a final round of 69.Manu gets a check of Rs 10 lakh to move you from third to second in the PGTI merit list Vir Ahlawat, who was third and two overnight, had a confidence-boosting start as he hit his accurate tee shots Thanks to this, he made birdie and eagle in the first two holes. His eagle-two came in the second over when he managed to beat the fringe of the par-4 with his drive and then chip-in. The 6 feet 4 inches tall Ahlawat collected three more birdies on the eighth, 10th and 14th holes. After getting a few more birdie chances on the 16th and 17th when he missed the putt, Weir got lucky on the 18th, where his drive went out of danger and just 50 yards from the flag. , ended on the fairway. He then two-putted it to within 1 foot of the flag before two-putting for the win, even as his nearest rival, Manu, missed up and down the bunker to leave a bogey on the 18th Weir said, "I had a really solid day as far as my tee shots, hitting and putting, even though it wasn't the best day with the wedges, I had a chip-in for eagle." Enjoyed a great start on the first two holes the second dictated the day for me “I came into the tournament with confidence having finished runner-up in a strong field at the Indian Open two weeks ago.I just focused on my game today, even though it was close to the back-nine, and kept hitting the fairways and greens. I wasn't really in danger of missing bogey at any time. Newlywed Ahlawat said, "It was great that my parents and my wife came out to support me today. My wife has been walking all 18 holes with me at recent events and I think she appreciates my good fortune. It was a very emotional moment for me when my mother saw me for the first time today. “My caddy this week was my friend Rajbir.My regular caddy was not well so Rajbir asked me if he could caddy for me. He helped me stay calm and talked a lot about the course. After missing the birdie putt on 17th, I got a little stressed but Rajbir pulled me out of it. Manu Gandas, who led overnight by one shot, was tied on the front-nine on Saturday but emerged as a major title contender with four birdies between the 11th and 17th that took him into joint lead. His challenge ended with a bogey at the 18th. Yashas Chandra (70), who was second overnight and one run off the lead, raised hopes of a first title with four birdies on the front-nine in round four.But his three bogeys, coming in return for a lone birdie on the back-nine, dashed his title hopes and left him tied for third at 14-under 274, with Gaurav Pratap Singh the best among Noida golfers. performed poorly, as he finished 15th with four. -Under 284 Final Leaderboard 271: Veer Ahlawat (68-67-70-66) 272: Manu Gandas (68-69-66-69) 274: Yashas Chandra M S (71-64-69-70) 276: Ajitesh Sandhu (75- 65) -68-68 278: Angad Cheema (68-67-71-72).