<p>It appears as if Viraj Madappa likes to leave it too late. <br /><br /></p>.<p>For the second week in a row, the Kolkata teenager produced his best for the last, registering a second straight come-from-behind win in the IGU-Yes Bank Karnataka Juniors Golf Championship here on Friday.<br /><br />The 16-year-old, struggling to find his range over the last three days despite coming into the event on the back of a brilliant victory last week, found it at the most opportune time, carding a superb three-under 69 to wrap up a one-shot victory after totalling 286 at the Eagleton Golf Resort.<br /><br />Joint overnight leader Arjun Prasad shot a respectable 287 to sign off second while his playing partner Karthikey Vashist tumbled down to third at 288 after carding 73.<br /><br />Trailing by two shots at the start of the day, Viraj made a cautious beginning as Arjun and Karthikey dished out some erratic stuff. Despite finding a lone birdie on the par-3 fifth, Viraj cut the lead down to just one shot at the turn. He suffered a temporary snag with the bogey on the 11th before making amends with birdies on the 12th and 13th.<br /><br />A bogey by Arjun on the 16th left both him and Viraj tied for the lead as the event headed for a thrilling climax. Viraj then completed his comeback job, nailing a birdie on the closing hole to seal victory.<br /><br />Leading scores (after 72 holes): Category A&B: 286: Viraj Madappa (73, 71, 73, 69); 287: Arjun Prasad (69, 75, 71, 72); 288: Karthikey Vashist (74, 70, 71, 73); 291: Karthik Sharma (74, 76, 68, 73); 292: Aniruddh Kedlaya (72, 71, 77, 72); 293: Shubham Narain (72, 75, 73, 73).<br /><br />Category B: 291: Karthik Sharma; 301: Kshitu Naveed Kaul (79, 76, 71, 75); 304: Pratheek Nagaprasad (81, 76, 75, 72), Ranveer Grewal (78, 73, 75, 78).</p>
<p>It appears as if Viraj Madappa likes to leave it too late. <br /><br /></p>.<p>For the second week in a row, the Kolkata teenager produced his best for the last, registering a second straight come-from-behind win in the IGU-Yes Bank Karnataka Juniors Golf Championship here on Friday.<br /><br />The 16-year-old, struggling to find his range over the last three days despite coming into the event on the back of a brilliant victory last week, found it at the most opportune time, carding a superb three-under 69 to wrap up a one-shot victory after totalling 286 at the Eagleton Golf Resort.<br /><br />Joint overnight leader Arjun Prasad shot a respectable 287 to sign off second while his playing partner Karthikey Vashist tumbled down to third at 288 after carding 73.<br /><br />Trailing by two shots at the start of the day, Viraj made a cautious beginning as Arjun and Karthikey dished out some erratic stuff. Despite finding a lone birdie on the par-3 fifth, Viraj cut the lead down to just one shot at the turn. He suffered a temporary snag with the bogey on the 11th before making amends with birdies on the 12th and 13th.<br /><br />A bogey by Arjun on the 16th left both him and Viraj tied for the lead as the event headed for a thrilling climax. Viraj then completed his comeback job, nailing a birdie on the closing hole to seal victory.<br /><br />Leading scores (after 72 holes): Category A&B: 286: Viraj Madappa (73, 71, 73, 69); 287: Arjun Prasad (69, 75, 71, 72); 288: Karthikey Vashist (74, 70, 71, 73); 291: Karthik Sharma (74, 76, 68, 73); 292: Aniruddh Kedlaya (72, 71, 77, 72); 293: Shubham Narain (72, 75, 73, 73).<br /><br />Category B: 291: Karthik Sharma; 301: Kshitu Naveed Kaul (79, 76, 71, 75); 304: Pratheek Nagaprasad (81, 76, 75, 72), Ranveer Grewal (78, 73, 75, 78).</p>