JAPAN'S KEITA NAKAJIMA WINS HERO INDIAN OPEN WITH RECORD WINNING SCORE, INDIA'S VEER AHLAWAT TIED SECOND

Japan's Keita Nakajima lifted his first DP World Tour trophy at the USD 2.25 million Hero Indian Open as he won by four shots and set the record for the lowest winning total at the DLF Golf and Country Club by aggregating 17-under 271, three better than the winning score of 2023 achieved by Germany's Marcel Siem.

Nakajima thus became the fourth Japanese player to win the Indian Open title.

Three players, including India's Veer Ahlawat, American Johannes Veerman and Sweden's Sebastian Soderberg finished joint runners-up at 13-under 275.

There was a lot to cheer for the local fans as Veer Ahlawat (69-66-69-71), playing at his home course, produced a grandstand finish with a 15-feet eagle conversion on the 18th for a round of one-under 71 after a mid-round run of four bogeys between the sixth and the 14th. He also sank three other birdies in the last round.