The 25-year-old Indian displayed superb putting to lead at the halfway stage of the US $300,000 tournament.
India's Rahil Gangjee ended a 14-year title drought when he sank a decisive birdie on the final hole for a one-shot victory at the Panasonic Open
Indian golfer Rahil Gangjee, who needed to play well in the last few events to keep his card, followed his first round 64 with a 72 to be 6-under and T-6 at the ISPS Handa Gatsun to tobase tournament in Tokyo.
Rahil Gangjee fired a sizzling opening round of six-under 66 for a share of the lead, while compatriot Digvijay Singh soared to tied third to brighten their chances of qualifying for the prestigious British Open.
Rahil Gangjee leapfrogged to tied 12th with a late assault for the best finish by an Indian, while fellow SSP Chowrasia joined 2005 champion Shiv Kapur at 19th place at the end of the Volvo Masters of Asia in Bangkok.
The Kolkata-based pro was two strokes ahead of the field at the end of the third round in the HT Pro Golf 2003.
Rahil Gangjee had a nightmarish second round of six-over 78 and crashed out at the midway stage of the WNB Golf Classic on the Web.com Tour, formerly the Nationwide.
Rahil Gangjee saved his best for the last and turned in a flawless four-under 68 in the final round to sign off tied 21st in the Pine Valley Beijing Open on Sunday.
A second successive flawless round of 67 brought India's Rahil Gangjee into contention for his first Asian Tour title since 2004, as he moved within three shots of leader, Thailand's Chawalit Plaphol, at the $300,000 Zaykabar Myanmar Open in Yangon on Saturday.
The Indian golfer's registered 12-under 272 to finish tied third at the Brunei Open.
Overnight joint leader Rahil Gangjee faltered in the final round, managing a disappointing card of two-over 73 to finish tied 18th in the Nationwide Tour's Albertsons Boise Open golf tournament in Idaho, USA.
Nine years after making his Asian Tour debut here in Yangon, Indian golfer Rahil Gangjee on Friday celebrated that memory with a superb six-under 66 that carried him up to tied 14th at the midway stage of the Zaykabar Myanmar Open golf tournament in Yangon, Myanmar.
The Indian stalwart stamped his return with a seven-under-par 64 to take the first round lead.
Rahil Gangjee came agonizingly close to winning the Avantha Masters before tumbling down the leaderboard and finishing tied 14th in the elite US $2.1 million tri-sanctioned event in Gurgaon on Sunday. Australia's Andrew Dodt's (274) final round of four-under 68 earned him his maiden European Tour title. The 24-year-old Asian Tour regular finished one shot ahead of England's Richard Finch.
Indian golfer Rahil Gangjee carded a sedate two-under 70 to open his season with a fine top-10 finish at the Zaykabar Myanmar Open on Sunday.
Faced with the prospect of having no International Tour card to play with, Rahil Gangjee turned in a stunning finish with four birdies in last five holes to finish at five-under in the Final Stage of the Asian tour QualifyingSchool and at tied 21st he earned full playing privileges on the Asian Tour for 2013.
Rahil Gangjee put himself in contention for his first Asian Tour title in six years, grabbing a share of the lead after a flawless three-under 69 in the penultimate round of the tri-sanctioned Avantha Masters Golf Tournament in Gurgaon on Saturday. Gangjee, whose last Asian Tour triumph came in the Volkswagen Masters-China in 2004, took his three-day total to 11-under 205 for a six-way tie at the top.
Rahil Gangjee got off to a fine start with a five-under 66 to be placed at tied 22nd on a good scoring day in the first round of the Cox Classic on the Nationwide Tour in Omaha, the United States.
Max Kieffer of Germany made his first-ever visit to India memorable by edging out Rahil Gangjee in the first play-off hole to win the Gujarat Kensville Challenge in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
All eyes will be on the two youngsters at US $200,000 Crowne Plaza Open at Grand Epoch City Golf Club in Beijing.
The Indian ace was a stroke ahead of local favourite Wen-hong after the third round in the Mercuries Taiwan Masters.
Indian-origin Swede golfer Daniel Chopra grabbed a share of the lead after firing a sparkling eight-under 63 in the opening round of the Nationwide Tour's Miccosukee Championship, in Miami.
India's Rahil Gangjee witnessed a rough start in the WNB Golf Classic on the Web.com Tour, formerly the Nationwide, as he opened with a three-over 75 that put him way back on the leaderboard.
Indian duo of Shiv Kapur and Rahil Gangjee were two shots shy of qualifying for the British Open.
The Kolkata pro, with a two-day total of nine-under par 135, is a stroke ahead of Digvijay Singh in the HT Pro Golf 2003.
Top seed Arjun Atwal suffered a heat stroke and gave Vijay Kumar a walkover in his semi-final.
The Chandigarh Open event was won by Delhi's Pappan and team.
Overnight leader Shiv Prakash shares the second spot with Indrajit Bhalotia.
India's Gaganjeet Bhullar and Rahil Gangjee got off to a good start on the first day of the inaugural USD 3 million Maybank Championship on Thursday. Bhullar, coming back from an injury which stalled his progress for more than a year, shot four-under 67, while Gangjee carded 68. Bhullar was tied 16th and Gangjee was 20th. Australian Nathan Holman fired a flawless seven-under-par 64 to seize the first round lead with Filipino ace Angelo Que leading the chasing pack.
Rahil Gangjee shot a sensational nine-under 63 and zoomed from the brink at 36th place to tied second at the end of the Asian Tour Qualifying School Final Stage in Hua Hin, Thailand on Saturday.
Rahil Gangjee stayed in the top 10, but the Avantha Masters golf tournament witnessed an Indian mayhem of sorts as pre-tournament favourites Jeev Milkha Singh and Gaganjeet Bhullar, along with 22 compatriots, bit dust on a rain-interrupted day in Gurgaon, on Friday.
Jyoti Randhawa, Shiv Kapur and Rahil Gangjee missed the cut after the second round of the Maybank Malaysian Open.
Digvijay Singh's steady four-under 68 earned him the best finish among Indians as he signed off tied 37th, while Gaganjeet Bhullar and Rahil Gangjee turned in identical final-round cards of 69 to rise to 44th spot in the Asian Tour International Chonburi (Thailand) on Sunday.
Rookie S S P Chowrasia and the in-form Rahil Gangjee occupied the top two spots at the end of the first round at the Taiwan Masters golf tournament.
Gaurav Ghei's title defence ended in disaster as he missed the cut by a stroke at the Beijing Open.
Amandeep Johl ensured Indian presence over the weekend at the Maekyung Open as he made the cut with a one-under 71.
The 34-year-old beat Rahil Gangjee in the final.
The Indian contingent at the BMW Asian Open golf had a tough time with none of them coming under par.
Gaganjeet Bhullar's British Open experience stood him in good stead and his strong opening round of three-nuder 69 had the Kapurthala pro at tied 15th in the Indonesia President Invitational golf tournament in Jakarta on Thursday.
Gaganjeet Bhullar did what has become his habit these days and brought home his second successive round of four-under 68 to grab the halfway lead in the DLF Masters golf tournament in Gurgaon on Friday.
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