Schniederjans Runs Away With Title; Lahiri Finishes Tied 10th

The US player shot 10-under 278 to beat tournament's biggest calling card Bryson DeChambeau by four shots in Gurugram

- Shantanu Srivastava

GURUGRAM: On a dank, misty evening and on a course that routinely tested the best field ever assembled for an international event in the country, Ollie Schniederjans shone the brightest, his game finally delivering the result it had long promised.

The US golfer sank six birdies in the final round, including an outrageous chip from thick greenside rough on the par-4 13th, to win the $2 million International Series at the DLF Golf and Country Club here on Sunday. The result ended the 31-year-old's nine-year wait for a title, since he turned pro in 2015.

Schniederjans shot 10-under 278 to comfortably beat the tournament's biggest calling card Bryson DeChambeau—the two-time Major winner shot a brilliant bogey-free 65 in the final round with five birdies and an eagle—by four shots to walk away with the winner's cheque of $360,000. DeChambeau's late rally was not enough, especially against Schniederjans who played solid golf.

Chile's Joaquin Niemann, who held the clubhouse lead on the penultimate day, was undone by the notorious back nine as he carded 2-under 286 for tied third with Mexican-American Abraham Ancer. Anirban Lahiri was the best Indian on the leaderboard, finishing T10 (2-over 290).