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Ajay Jadeja edged past Kapil Dev to win the Legends Cup Golf tournament trophy at the Classic Golf Resort, at Gurgaon on Sunday.
Jadeja scored one point more than Kapil and emerged winner with 40 points in the category 'A' for the professionals in which handicap between 0-13 was allowed.
English all-rounder Ian Botham, who was the centre of attraction, with 36 points was way behind the winners.
The event, played in the stableford format, was also contested by former greats like Wasim Akram, Syed Kirmani and Madan Lal while Zaheer Abbas and Javagal Srinath were conspicuous by their absence despite confirming their participation.
Other participants were Flying Sikh Milkha Singh, Randhir Singh and lady golfer Shruti Khanna, who won the overall longest drive award while Rahul Sanghvi was closest to pin overall.
In category 'B', with handicap 14+, Nikhil Chopra and Deepak Tanwar tied with 43 points each while Balraj Moudgil lifted the winner's trophy with 44 points.