Jamshedpur: Rashid Khan of Delhi bagged a record third Tata Steel PGTI Order of Merit title after finishing tied 18th�at 14-under-274 at the Tour Championship this week. Rashid, who had earlier won the title in 2013 and 2016, closed the 2019 season with earnings of Rs. 66,27,650, the highest ever for a PGTI season, to finish number one in the money list by a fair distance. He won two titles during the season and had 10 top-10s and thus became the first man to be crowned PGTI No. 1 for the third time. Bengaluru�s Chikkarangappa finished second on the PGTI Rankings with season�s earnings of Rs. 50,27,778. Chikka too secured tied 18th�place in Jamshedpur this week.
Nineteen-year-old Kshitij Naveed Kaul of Delhi won the PGTI Emerging Player of the Year title with season�s earnings of Rs. 29,65,420, the highest among the rookies. Kshitij, who claimed tied ninth place at 19-under-269 at the season finale, ended a creditable sixth on the PGTI Order of Merit courtesy a win and eight top-10s in the year.
Chandigarh�s Aadil Bedi, who also took a share of ninth place in Jamshedpur, finished second in the Emerging Player list with season�s earnings of Rs. 21,84,500. He was 10th�in the PGTI�s money list.
