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Ashok Kumar bags Masters title

Digboi Nov. 15. Twenty-one-year-old Ashok Kumar, playing only his second year as a professional, romped home with the SERVO Masters Golf title here today.

Beginning the day with a solitary stroke lead, Ashok bogeyed the last two holes but that did not stop him from winning by five stokes at 9-under 279. This was his second career title after he had won the Noida Open last year. He took home the winner's cheque of Rs. 1,37,700.

Club-mate Pappan, who was in the reckoning till the front nine, ended up as the runner-up with a total of 284 and was richer by Rs. 95,200. S.S.P. Chowrasia and Sanjay Kumar shared the third position with just a stroke behind.

In the amateur round, Girish Virk of Indian Oil Corporation won the title with a total of 296 while teammate Anitya Chand finished six strokes behind for a second-place finish.

Top scores after 72 holes: Professional: 279 - Ashok Kumar (72, 70, 67, 70); 284 - Pappan (70, 69, 71); 285 - Chowrasia (69, 72, 69, 75); Sanjay Kumar (71, 70, 73, 71); 286 - Rahul Ganapathy (73, 74, 67, 72), Vishal Singh (71, 69, 71, 75); 287 - Rafiq Ali (72, 72, 71, 72); 289 - Amit Dube (73, 70, 76, 70), Gast Ram (69, 70, 79, 71), Suleman Ali (71, 72, 71, 75); 290 - Pritam Saikia (73, 68, 76, 73), Sandeep Syal (71, 68, 78, 73 ); 292 - Ali Sher (76, 73, 72, 71), Yusuf Ali (71, 76, 71, 74).

Amateurs: 296 - Girish Virk (74, 74, 75, 73); 302 - Anitya Chand (73, 81, 72, 76) — UNI

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