24-year-old Varun Parikh clinches maiden title in Great Thornton 2022

The event caught attention of all sports lovers and fans were awestruck to watch two starry cricket legends together at Kapil Dev-Grant Thornton 2022. M.S Dhoni presented winner’s jacket to Varun Parikh. Presence of Mahi came as a surprise for the entire audience. In mid of claps and hoots the event witnessed some photogenic moments worth capturing.
Varun Parikh of Ahmedabad clinched his maiden title with a scintillating display on the final day of Kapil Dev – Grant Thornton Invitational 2022. Varun’s determined last round effort of five-under 67 handed him an impressive five-shot victory at the DLF Golf & Country Club as his total read 11-under 277. The 24-year-old Parikh (73-70-67-67), who won the PGTI’s Qualifying School earlier this year and posted a career-best third place finish on the PGTI last month, thus continued his hot form this season. Varun’s triumph earned him a prize money cheque worth Rs. 15,00,000 that lifted him from 28th to fourth position in the PGTI Order of Merit.
Gurugram-based Manu Gandas (74-66-73-69), playing at his home course, took second place at six-under 282 after a final round of 69. He thus moved up from third to second place in the PGTI’s merit list.
Kartik Sharma (71-67-72-74), another player from the DLF Golf & Country Club, shot a last round of 74 to finish third at four-under 284.
Varun Parikh made a nervous start dropping two bogeys in exchange for a birdie on his first three holes. Thereafter, Parikh’s round took off as his gameplan of hitting 3-wood off the tee instead of driver, paid off. He sank six birdies from the fourth through the 18th which included four long conversions including a mammoth 70-footer on the 11th.