Vinay Kumar Yadav won his maiden title after prevailing in a playoff against 15-year-old Arjunveer Shishir at the INR 25 lakh DP World PGTI NexGen 2026 played at the Golden Greens Golf & Country Club in Gurugram.
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Vinay (72-70-71), who was overnight tied fourth and three shots off the lead, carded a one-under 71 in round three to end the regulation 54 holes tied at the top of the leaderboard along with Arjunveer (71-70-72) at a total of three-under 213.
Arjunveer, the youngest player in the field who was overnight tied second and two shots off the lead, made his way to the top of the pack on day three courtesy an even-par 72.
Vinay finally went on to win on the second playoff hole (played on the Par-5 18th). His triumph saw him collect the prize money cheque worth INR 3,17,875. He thus moved into fourth position on the 2026 DP World PGTI NexGen Order of Merit.
Lakshya Nagar (72) and Siddharth Semwal (75), the overnight leader, finished tied third at two-under 214.
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