SSP Chawrasia clinched the Hero Indian Open title with a two-stroke win and also secured his Full European Tour card at the Delhi Golf Course. Chawrasia, who finished runner-up on four occasions, had the last laugh when he beat defending champion compatriot Anirban Lahiri and South Korean Jeughun Wang by two strokes to clinch his third European Tour and fourth Asian Tour title.

• The victory gave Chawrasia a prize purse of $276,660 and European Tour playing privileges for the remaining current and two more years.
• He is expected to break into world rankings 150 to have a strong chance to make India’s Rio Olympics squad.

Did You Know?

• The Solheim Cup is the Women’s equivalent of the Ryder Cup.
• Tiger Woods holds the record at -18 for the US Masters.
• Golf is one of the two only sports to be played on the moon. Javelin is the other sport that was reportedly played on the moon.
• The most successful Indian golfers are Jeev Milkha Singh and Anirban Lahiri. Singh won three titles on the European Tour, four on the Japan Golf Tour, and six on the Asian Tour.
• The main tournament is the Hero Indian Open, co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour.