Shubhankar Sharma wins second DP World PGTI title of the season

Shubhankar Sharma won the Kapil Dev Invitational Tour Championship by six strokes after shooting a three-under 69 in the final round. The Chandigarh golfer finished at 14-under 274 and will lead India’s contingent at next week’s DP World India Championship

Hyderabad: Shubhankar Sharma closed with a three-under-par 69 to win the INR 2-crore Vishwa Samudra presents Kapil Dev Invitational Tour Championship, powered by NALCO, by six strokes at the Jaypee Greens Golf & Spa Resort in Greater Noida on Saturday.

The 30-year-old Chandigarh golfer (68-65-72-69), who began the final round with a two-shot lead, made an eagle on the par-five 12th, along with three birdies and two bogeys, to finish at 14-under 274.

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It was Shubhankar’s second victory in as many appearances on the DP World PGTI this season. His previous triumph came at the Boulders Classic in April, where he ended an eight-year wait for a professional title.

The two-time DP World Tour winner collected Rs 30 lakh for his victory.

Italy’s Michele Ortolani (72-70-65-73) and Bengaluru’s Manoj S (70-71-66-73) shared second place at eight-under 280. Manoj’s joint runner-up finish earned him INR 16 lakh and helped him climb from 26th to 17th in the Race to DP World India Championship standings, with season earnings of INR 35,92,684. He also secured a spot in next week’s marquee event.

Bengaluru’s Khalin Joshi (72-67-71-71), a four-time winner on the DP World PGTI this season, finished fourth at seven-under 281. He earned INR 9,99,600 and strengthened his hold on second place in the Race to DP World India Championship, taking his season earnings to INR 77,33,825.

Shubhankar will now lead the Indian contingent at the US$4-million DP World India Championship, the DP World PGTI’s flagship event, co-sanctioned with the DP World Tour.

Gurugram’s Harman Sachdeva (74-70-67-71) and Chandigarh’s Yuvraj Sandhu (71-69-69-73), the 2025 DP World PGTI Order of Merit champion, shared fifth place at six-under 282.

Saptak Talwar (75-72-72-70), the leader in the Race to DP World India Championship, recorded his only under-par round of the week to climb from tied 25th to tied 16th at one-over 289.

Talwar earned INR 2,86,733 and retained his No. 1 position in the Race to DP World India Championship, with season earnings of INR 99,69,017.

Viraj Madappa was ranked 24th in the Race to DP World India Championship standings at the end of the Kapil Dev Invitational Tour Championship, with season earnings of INR 24,90,042. He was the last player to qualify for the DP World India Championship through the current DP World PGTI Order of Merit.