Vishesh Sharma wins maiden professional title at Telangana Golconda Masters

Hyderabad’s Vishesh Sharma clinched his maiden professional title at the Telangana Golconda Masters, finishing 21-under 259 and one stroke ahead of Amardeep Malik. The 19-year-old’s victory came in his 33rd DP World PGTI start and earned him Rs. 15 lakh

Hyderabad: Local favourite Vishesh Sharma held his nerve through a dramatic final round to secure his maiden professional title at the Rs. 1 crore Telangana Golconda Masters at Hyderabad Golf Association.

The 19-year-old closed with a one-under 69 to finish at 21-under 259, one stroke ahead of Noida’s Amardeep Malik in the tournament’s 12th edition.

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Vishesh (60-66-64-69), playing his second season on the DP World PGTI, collected Rs. 15 lakh. The victory lifted him from 25th to 14th on the 2026 Order of Merit, taking his season earnings to Rs. 30,93,550 and securing his place in the DP World India Championship.

Malik (61-65-68-66) mounted a strong challenge with a closing four-under 66 but finished runner-up at 20-under 260. His eventful round contained an eagle on the par-five sixth, six birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey.

The 41-year-old earned Rs. 10 lakh and moved from 22nd to 19th on the Order of Merit, with season earnings of Rs. 27,75,748.

Chandigarh’s Akshay Sharma (69-69-63-60) matched the course record with the lowest round of the day, a 10-under 60. His round featured an eagle, 10 birdies and two bogeys, including four successive birdies from the third through the sixth. He climbed into a share of third at 19-under 261.

Delhi’s Honey Baisoya (64-64-68-65) joined Akshay in third after making seven birdies and two bogeys in a 65. He earned Rs. 5,49,800 and strengthened his hold on third place in the season rankings with total earnings of Rs. 57,21,892.

Vishesh began the day with a four-shot advantage, but his route to victory was far from straightforward. His 69 featured seven birdies, four bogeys and a double bogey as Malik reduced the margin to one.

“I’m over the moon. It still hasn’t completely sunk in,” Vishesh said. “To claim my first professional title at 19, and to do it at my home course is special.”

The title came in Vishesh’s 33rd DP World PGTI start since joining the tour last season. His previous best result was sixth place at the Boulders Classic in April.

Vishesh thanked his parents, sister and coach Sanjay Singh, along with HGA, Boulder Hills, the DP World PGTI staff, greenkeeping team, sponsors and event partners. He also credited his friends, club members and the home crowd for providing a morale boost throughout the final round.

The victory completed a journey that began when Vishesh attended a DP World PGTI event at HGA as a junior in 2021.

Chandigarh’s Angad Cheema (66-67-66-66) finished fifth at 15-under 265, followed by Ajeetesh Sandhu (65-69-67-65) in sixth at 14-under 266. Delhi’s Rashid Khan (68-69-63-67) and Kshitij Naveed Kaul (68-66-65-68) shared seventh at 13-under 267.

Defending champion Jamal Hossain (72-66-72-68) of Bangladesh finished tied 30th at two-under 278.

In the second round, Abhinav Lohan and Anshul Kabthiyal had both aced the par-three 11th, while Harman Sachdeva recorded his hole-in-one on the par-three seventh.

Current DP World PGTI Rankings leader Saptak Talwar (70-67-61-71), who spent the summer competing on the HotelPlanner Tour, finished alone in 11th place at 11-under 269.

Talwar earned Rs. 1,84,700 to extend his advantage at the top of the rankings, taking his season earnings to Rs. 89,32,384.