Hero Indian Open 2016: Final Leaderboard Scores, Prize Money Payouts

S.S.P. Chawrasia held his nerve on the final day of the Hero Indian Open, taking the title by a two-shot margin at the Delhi Golf Club. 

The Indian player, who is now a three-time champion on the European Tour, shot 71 on Day 4 to give him a final score of 15-under. It was enough to hold off Jeunghun Wang and Anirban Lahiri, who shot 66 and 67, respectively, on Sunday to finish at 13 under par for the tournament.

This is the moment the 37-year-old clinched victory in front of some rapturous home supporters, per the European Tour Twitter feed:

Here is a look at the final leaderboard for this enthralling championship, the prize money distributed and a reminder of how the action panned out on the last day.

Pos	Player	Overall	Day 4 Score	Prize Money
1	S.S.P Chawrasia	-15	71	€246,589
2	Anirban Lahiri	-13	69	€128,507
2	Jeunghun Wang	-13	68	€128,507
4	Adilson da Silva	-12	69	€68,356
4	Angelo Que	-12	65	€68,356
6	Gregory Havret	-10	69	€41,576
6	Daniel Im	-10	69	€41,576
6	Rashid Khan	-10	72	€41,576
6	N Thangaraja	-10	70	€41,576

Full leaderboard and prize money details available on the European Tour website.

Chawrasia Guts It Out

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With a two-shot lead intact at the start of Sunday’s play, Chawrasia would have been acutely aware that players within touching distance of the top were keen on making a move.

Indeed, his compatriot Lahiri, who was the top-ranked player in the field at this championship, showed his class in the opening stages. The Indian shot birdies on each of the first three holes to close the gap, including this superb putt:

From there he was unable to kick on, though. Lahiri would have to wait until the 14th hole before he picked up his next shot, with a bogey at the ninth setting him back to 13 under.

Looking to build on his brilliant 66 from Saturday, Wang also sought to get off to a quick start. And while it wasn’t as spectacular as his front nine of 31 on Day 3, the South Korean was in fine fettle in the first half of his round, with three birdies moving him up to 12 under.

Wang picked up another shot at the 14th, and suddenly, along with Lahiri and Chawrasia, he was in a three-way tussle for the title.

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Chawrasia had been the steadiest player on course all week, though, and while he’d endured a ropey start to his round through the first 12 holes—with bogeys at Nos. 6 and 10 offsetting a birdie at the eighth—there was a sense that when it came to the crunch, he was the player best set to perform.

So, it was no surprise to see that with players beginning to close in on the leader, he began to produce his best golf:

Going down the last Chawrasia had a one-shot lead intact, knowing a dropped shot would force a playoff. Yet once again he produced his best when it mattered, firing a brilliant approach into the green and knocking in a putt for birdie, adding the gloss to what has been a wonderful week for the home-crowd favourite.

"This is very important for me because I get a full card and most probably I'm playing the Olympics and the World Cup also so it's very, very important for me,” revealed Chawrasia after securing the win, per the European Tour website. “I was a four-time runner-up in this event and I was thinking for a long time, 'I have to win this tournament.' That's my dream and I got it.”

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Chawrasia is a player of undeniable talent, and it’s clear from his performances here previously this course is set up to get the best from his game.

After this win, the challenge will be to kick on. He finished 113th in the Race to Dubai last season, which means he lost his privileges to play on the European Tour. This triumph will see him reclaim those rights, and after having to wait five years for a victory, Chawrasia must ensure he doesn’t endure a similar drought.