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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Jeev Milkha Singh sizzled with a five-under 67 but it was rookie Anirban Lahiri who set the greens ablaze with a flawless sevenunder 65 to grab the opening round lead in the Rs 80 lakh BILT Open on Thursday.
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.
Rahil Gangjee and three of his compatriots fell by the wayside, while veteran Gaurav Ghei just managed to finish inside the cut line as the Indian contingent put up a mundane show in the second round of the Bangkok Airways Open in Koh Samui on Friday.
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.
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.
Jyoti Randhawa, Shiv Kapur and Rahil Gangjee missed the cut after the second round of the Maybank Malaysian 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.
Indian duo of Shiv Kapur and Rahil Gangjee were two shots shy of qualifying for the British Open.
Jeev Milkha Singh was tied 11th, returning one-under 71 after 54 holes at the Johnnie Walker Classic.
All eyes will be on the two youngsters at US $200,000 Crowne Plaza Open at Grand Epoch City Golf Club in Beijing.
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.
Jyoti Randhawa will lead the Indian challenge at the million-dollar TCL Classic, a joint sanctioned event between European and Asian Tours
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.
Gaurav Ghei's title defence ended in disaster as he missed the cut by a stroke at the Beijing Open.
The Chandigarh golfer had a good round of three-under 69 to be tied 11th on the first day of the Volkswagen Masters China.
Zheng Wen-gen, who shot a six-under 65, shares the lead with Australian Marcus Both in the US $275,000 Macau Open.
Indian golfers will vie for a place at the British Open during the International Final Qualifying Asia.
Amandeep Johl ensured Indian presence over the weekend at the Maekyung Open as he made the cut with a one-under 71.
The Chandigarh golfer smashed the course record at the tournament with a stunning nine-under-par 62 to raise hope of a second successive Indian winner on the Asian Tour.
The Indian ace was a stroke ahead of local favourite Wen-hong after the third round in the Mercuries Taiwan Masters.
The Indian golfer's registered 12-under 272 to finish tied third at the Brunei Open.
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