<p>Local favourite Trishul Chinnappa lifted himself from a tight spot as he staged a stirring comeback to down third seed Harimohan Singh in their encounter in the Tata Steel All India Amateur Golf Championship at the Karnataka Golf Association on Friday. <br /><br />Down by two strokes going into the last two holes, Chinnappa, who reached the semis of the match play format, reduced the deficit before taking the match into a play-off. He then exhibited superb driving skills followed by a routine putt from 3 feet to sink Harimohan, who had enjoyed the upper hand for the vast majority of the match. <br /><br />After Harimohan took the early lead on the first hole, Chinnappa sank a clutch putt for par on the 17th before a birdie on the 18th. Harimohan had the chance to seal it but his putt hit the lip which sent the match into a play-off. <br /><br />“I always believed I could make a comeback even being two down with two to go,” Chinnappa after the game. “Once I got an opening on the 17th, the guys cheering me on gave me even more belief to go for the kill.” <br /><br />Chinnappa’s next opponent is city-mate Rahul Ravi who beat HS Khang 4&3 in the round of 16 clash before a 2&1 victory over Jaibir Singh in the quarters. In what transpired to be a good day for Bangaloreans, a third, Syed Saqib Ahmed also made his way into the semis by downing Gurgaon’s Tapendra Ghai with a birdie on the first play-off hole in the quarters. Tapendra, who had enjoyed a fairy tale run which included a victory over top seed over Viraj Madappa, erred with his tee on the play-off shot which gifted victory to Syed. </p>.<p>Completing the semifinal line-up is Chandigarh’s Pukhraj Gill who beat Kushal Singh in the pre-quarters before following it up with an impressive victory over Tarak Swamy on the second play-off hole. <br /><br />Results (all-quarters, prefix denotes seedings): 9-Syed Saqib Ahmed bt 16-Tapendra Ghai 19th; 20-Pukhraj Singh Gill bt 12-Tarak Swamy 20th; 31-Rahul Ravi bt 10-Jaibir Singh 2&1; 6-Trishul Chinnappa bt 3-Harimohan Singh 19th.</p>
<p>Local favourite Trishul Chinnappa lifted himself from a tight spot as he staged a stirring comeback to down third seed Harimohan Singh in their encounter in the Tata Steel All India Amateur Golf Championship at the Karnataka Golf Association on Friday. <br /><br />Down by two strokes going into the last two holes, Chinnappa, who reached the semis of the match play format, reduced the deficit before taking the match into a play-off. He then exhibited superb driving skills followed by a routine putt from 3 feet to sink Harimohan, who had enjoyed the upper hand for the vast majority of the match. <br /><br />After Harimohan took the early lead on the first hole, Chinnappa sank a clutch putt for par on the 17th before a birdie on the 18th. Harimohan had the chance to seal it but his putt hit the lip which sent the match into a play-off. <br /><br />“I always believed I could make a comeback even being two down with two to go,” Chinnappa after the game. “Once I got an opening on the 17th, the guys cheering me on gave me even more belief to go for the kill.” <br /><br />Chinnappa’s next opponent is city-mate Rahul Ravi who beat HS Khang 4&3 in the round of 16 clash before a 2&1 victory over Jaibir Singh in the quarters. In what transpired to be a good day for Bangaloreans, a third, Syed Saqib Ahmed also made his way into the semis by downing Gurgaon’s Tapendra Ghai with a birdie on the first play-off hole in the quarters. Tapendra, who had enjoyed a fairy tale run which included a victory over top seed over Viraj Madappa, erred with his tee on the play-off shot which gifted victory to Syed. </p>.<p>Completing the semifinal line-up is Chandigarh’s Pukhraj Gill who beat Kushal Singh in the pre-quarters before following it up with an impressive victory over Tarak Swamy on the second play-off hole. <br /><br />Results (all-quarters, prefix denotes seedings): 9-Syed Saqib Ahmed bt 16-Tapendra Ghai 19th; 20-Pukhraj Singh Gill bt 12-Tarak Swamy 20th; 31-Rahul Ravi bt 10-Jaibir Singh 2&1; 6-Trishul Chinnappa bt 3-Harimohan Singh 19th.</p>
