Rabi wins Ghanashyam Open Golf title

Rabi Khadka clinched the Ghanashyam Open golf title, finishing four strokes above Umesh Nagarkoti after both the RNGC professionals returned matching cards of two-under 70 in the fourth round at the Tribhuvan Army Officers Golf Club on Thursday.
Khadka finished with a total of five-under 283 in the tournament for his third career win, after earlier victories in the 2009-10 season of Surya Nepal Golf Tour.
Deepak Thapamagar, who went two over-par 74 on the final day, finished third with the score of one-over 289. The top three pros in the third edition of the Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2012-13 pocketed Rs 55,000, Rs 37,000 and Rs 27,000 respectively. Chief of the Army Staff Chhatra Man Singh Gurung, Gen Gaurav SJB Rana and Nepal PGA Advisor and sponsor of the tournament Ghanashyam Thapa handed over the prizes to the winners.
Nepal No 1 Shiva Ram Shrestha finished fourth at four-over 292 after his final round score of one-under 71. He pocketed Rs 22.000. Surya Prasad Sharma, who completed the final round on four-over 76, was fifth at 293. Tashi Tsering stood out among the amateurs, finishing on top with a score of 295 for four rounds. He was 15 shots ahead of his closest rival Dinesh Prajapati, who played 73 today for a total of 310. Ashish Pariyar completed the podium with a score of 314.

Khadka began the day with a two-stroke cushion over Thapamagar and Ramesh, and extended it to three strokes after the completion of the front nine. Khadka won the tournament after Thapamagar dropped shots on the 13th and 14th holes for his third career win.

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