Kunal registers emphatic three�stroke victory

Gurgaon, June 8:Kunal Bhasin of Australia registered an emphatic three-stroke victory at the PGTI Players Championship after he shot a one-under-71 in the final round here at the Golden Greens Golf & Country Club today.Bhasin ended up with a total score of 11-under-277 to bag his second professional title.Abhinav Lohan of Faridabad finished as the runner-up at eight-under-280.Bhasin (67-72-67-71), the overnight joint leader, had a terrific start in round four as he birdied the second and third. He chipped it to within four feet on the second and sank a 14-feet putt on the third.The 33-year-old Mumbai-based professional dropped his first stroke of the day when he bogeyed the 12th after finding the rough with his second shot.Bhasin, who hails from Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, hit a tremendous drive into the wind and followed that up with a 22-feet conversion for birdie on the 16th that helped him build a comfortable four-stroke lead. (PTI)