<p> Jha found his wonted form at the Coimbatore Golf Club after returning a card of three-under 69 -- the best score of the tournament -- to take his four-day total to three-over 291, emerging winner by a whopping six strokes. <br /><br />Tournament favourite and Amateur Order of Merit list leader Rashid Khan from Delhi, who carded an even-par 72 in the final round, finished second at nine-over 297.<br /><br />Rahul Bajaj, who also hit a par for the course, was three strokes behind Rashid at third.<br />A bogey on the ninth hole left him level-par at the turn, but consecutive birdies from the 11th to 13th all but secured the title for Jha. “It feels so good to be back to winning ways. <br /><br />“It is doubly satisfying that I won in difficult course conditions,” said Jha, whose last title came at the Noida Open this January. <br /><br />Top scores (after 72 holes): 291: Abhishek Jha (71, 77, 74, 69); 297: Rashid Khan (75, 75, 75, 72); 300: Rahul Bajaj (79, 76, 73, 72); 304: Pawan Kumar (78, 74, 77, 75), Karan Vasudeva (78, 76, 73, 77); 305: Pritam Haridas (78, 77, 74, 76); 307: Moin Malak (79, 78, 76, 74); 308: Gagan Varma (72, 77, 83, 76), Jasjeet Singh (74, 79, 77, 78), Samresh Sardar (72, 78, 78, 80); 310: Siddarth Sharma (75, 85, 72, 81); 312: CG Somaiah (80, 80, 76, 76), Aditya Bhandarkar (74, 74, 84, 80).</p>
<p> Jha found his wonted form at the Coimbatore Golf Club after returning a card of three-under 69 -- the best score of the tournament -- to take his four-day total to three-over 291, emerging winner by a whopping six strokes. <br /><br />Tournament favourite and Amateur Order of Merit list leader Rashid Khan from Delhi, who carded an even-par 72 in the final round, finished second at nine-over 297.<br /><br />Rahul Bajaj, who also hit a par for the course, was three strokes behind Rashid at third.<br />A bogey on the ninth hole left him level-par at the turn, but consecutive birdies from the 11th to 13th all but secured the title for Jha. “It feels so good to be back to winning ways. <br /><br />“It is doubly satisfying that I won in difficult course conditions,” said Jha, whose last title came at the Noida Open this January. <br /><br />Top scores (after 72 holes): 291: Abhishek Jha (71, 77, 74, 69); 297: Rashid Khan (75, 75, 75, 72); 300: Rahul Bajaj (79, 76, 73, 72); 304: Pawan Kumar (78, 74, 77, 75), Karan Vasudeva (78, 76, 73, 77); 305: Pritam Haridas (78, 77, 74, 76); 307: Moin Malak (79, 78, 76, 74); 308: Gagan Varma (72, 77, 83, 76), Jasjeet Singh (74, 79, 77, 78), Samresh Sardar (72, 78, 78, 80); 310: Siddarth Sharma (75, 85, 72, 81); 312: CG Somaiah (80, 80, 76, 76), Aditya Bhandarkar (74, 74, 84, 80).</p>