<p>Piyush Sangwan had reserved his best for the last as the Gurgaon boy emerged victorious in the Toyota-IGU Southern Indian Juniors Golf Championship here on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 14-year-old, who has posted three consecutive Category B seond-place finishes this season, finally broke through in splendid fashion, firing a brilliant three-under 69 to capture the overall title by two shots after signing off with a total of 294 at the Karnataka Golf Association.<br /><br />Shubhankar Sharma, who had a great chance of stealing the crown from Sangwan after he bogeyed the final hole, could only watch in horror as his tee shot ricocheted off a lamp post into water. <br /><br />Sharma’s misery was complete when he finished with a double bogey which marred an otherwise fine level-par 72 (296).<br /><br />Viraj Madappa (300) took third place following a 73 while overnight leader Arjun Singh shot a disastrous 79 to end tied fourth along with Aman Raj (77) at 302.<br /><br />Starting the day at tied third along with Madappa, Sangwan made his intentions clear right away when he picked a stroke on the par-4 first hole. Hitting the ball beautifully, the teenager showed that he has learnt his lessons on the difficult course. <br /><br />After parring the remaining seven holes, he took the turn on a happy note, sinking a three-footer for birdie on the ninth.<br /><br />He picked another shot on the 10th before going four-under on the 16th with a superb 20-footer birdie on the 16th. Leading by a shot and appearing in control, Sangwan bogeyed the par-4 18th hole after finding the greenside bunker with his second shot.<br /> <br />However, to his fortune, Sharma failed to cash in on the opportunity, leaving him with all the spoils.<br /><br />Leading scores (after 72 holes): Category A&B: 294: Piyush Sangwan (73, 76, 76, 69); 296: Shubhankar Sharma (75, 76, 73, 72); 300: Viraj Madappa (74, 77, 76, 73); 302: Aman Raj (80, 74, 71, 77), Arjun Singh (77, 75, 71, 79); 303: Prakhar Asawa (74, 83, 72, 74); 307: Roshan Raj (81, 79, 71, 76).<br />Category B: 294: Piyush Sangwan; 300: Viraj Madappa; 303: Prakhar Asawa; 312: Mohan Sardar (76, 72, 79, 85); 315: Tanvir Kahlon (75, 80, 78, 82).</p>
<p>Piyush Sangwan had reserved his best for the last as the Gurgaon boy emerged victorious in the Toyota-IGU Southern Indian Juniors Golf Championship here on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 14-year-old, who has posted three consecutive Category B seond-place finishes this season, finally broke through in splendid fashion, firing a brilliant three-under 69 to capture the overall title by two shots after signing off with a total of 294 at the Karnataka Golf Association.<br /><br />Shubhankar Sharma, who had a great chance of stealing the crown from Sangwan after he bogeyed the final hole, could only watch in horror as his tee shot ricocheted off a lamp post into water. <br /><br />Sharma’s misery was complete when he finished with a double bogey which marred an otherwise fine level-par 72 (296).<br /><br />Viraj Madappa (300) took third place following a 73 while overnight leader Arjun Singh shot a disastrous 79 to end tied fourth along with Aman Raj (77) at 302.<br /><br />Starting the day at tied third along with Madappa, Sangwan made his intentions clear right away when he picked a stroke on the par-4 first hole. Hitting the ball beautifully, the teenager showed that he has learnt his lessons on the difficult course. <br /><br />After parring the remaining seven holes, he took the turn on a happy note, sinking a three-footer for birdie on the ninth.<br /><br />He picked another shot on the 10th before going four-under on the 16th with a superb 20-footer birdie on the 16th. Leading by a shot and appearing in control, Sangwan bogeyed the par-4 18th hole after finding the greenside bunker with his second shot.<br /> <br />However, to his fortune, Sharma failed to cash in on the opportunity, leaving him with all the spoils.<br /><br />Leading scores (after 72 holes): Category A&B: 294: Piyush Sangwan (73, 76, 76, 69); 296: Shubhankar Sharma (75, 76, 73, 72); 300: Viraj Madappa (74, 77, 76, 73); 302: Aman Raj (80, 74, 71, 77), Arjun Singh (77, 75, 71, 79); 303: Prakhar Asawa (74, 83, 72, 74); 307: Roshan Raj (81, 79, 71, 76).<br />Category B: 294: Piyush Sangwan; 300: Viraj Madappa; 303: Prakhar Asawa; 312: Mohan Sardar (76, 72, 79, 85); 315: Tanvir Kahlon (75, 80, 78, 82).</p>
