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Shubham triumphs on 3rd playoff hole to win TATA Steel PGTI Qualifying School 2025

Jamshedpur, Feb 8 (UNI) Delhi’s Shubham Narain put behind the disappointments of the past few seasons by registering victory on the third playoff hole against Panchkula-based amateur Anant Singh Ahlawat at the final qualifying stage of the TATA Steel PGTI Qualifying School 2025 played at the Golmuri Golf Course here on Saturday.
Twenty-seven-year-old Shubham emerged Q School champion on Saturday morning with a par on the 13th hole (third playoff hole). Shubham’s opponent Anant missed out on a par on the third extra hole.
Shubham Narain (71-64-67-66) and Anant Singh Ahlawat (67-64-67-70), both sons of Army officers, went into a playoff on Friday after they were tied at the top at totals of 16-under 268 at the end of the regulation 72 holes. Both players then made pars on the first two playoff holes.
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