: Golfer Siem survives tense finish at Indian Open to end a long winless wait #IndiaNEWS #Sports Gurugram, Feb 26 (IANS) Marcel Siem survived a tense 72nd hole to win the US$ 2 million Indian Open 2023

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Golfer Siem survives tense finish at Indian Open to end a long winless wait #IndiaNEWS #Sports
Gurugram, Feb 26 (IANS) Marcel Siem survived a tense 72nd hole to win the US$ 2 million Indian Open 2023 and return to the winners circle more than eight years after he had won his last DP World Tour title.
His second shot on the final hole was headed for the water, but the rough on the edges of the lake stopped the ball. His wedge into the green gave him a 25-foot birdie putt, which he left short. As Paul missed a 12-footer for birdie, Siem holed the four-and-a-half feet par putt for the win.
Pawan Munjal, Chairman & CEO of Hero Motocorp, and Brijinder Singh, President of the Indian Golf Union, presented Siem with the trophy.
The top Indians were Shubhankar Sharma (68), who had his best day of the week on Sunday, and Veer Ahlawat (73) at 4-under in tied 13th place.
The 42-year-old Siem, started the final day one behind fellow German Yannik Paul but caught up with him right at the turn with two birdies on the front nine as compared to one by Paul. Back-to-back birdies on 10th and 11th put him two ahead but there was a twist in tale on the 13th. Siem bogeyed and Paul birdied for a two-shot swing and suddenly, the two Germans vying to be the first from their country to win the Indian Open, were tied at 13-under.
Over the last five holes, from the 14th to the 18th, the two Germans managed just one birdie and it came from Siem. He finished at 14-under to win by one over Paul (13-under).
As the tension escalated, Siem, who earlier in the week had likened the DLF Golf Course set-up as similar to a Major because of the challenge posed by the course, birdied the Par-5 15th while Paul was unable to find any birdies over the last five holes.
Paul needing a birdie to force a play-off missed from just over 12 feet and then Siem holed his par putt to become the first German player to hold aloft the trophy of Indias national open.
Paul finished runner-up for the second time in as many weeks.
Joost Luiten, who had an eagle putt to get into a tie for second, managed only a birdie on 18th to finish the day with 68 and the tournament at 12-under for third place.
Siem, who spoke to his mother on Facetime minutes after the win, was candid in admitting, I just made it a little bit too difficult and 18 was really tough out there. First of all, this golf course doesnt allow you to make any mistakes so the pressure is on anyhow and then Yannik (Paul) and Joost (Luiten) were just pushing. I know Joost has gone for everything and I thought hes going to make eagle on the last and then who knows what that happens. It could be a three-man playoff or whatever.
Yannik was playing very solid as well. Im really, really tired. I think it was one of the toughest golf rounds Ive ever played in my life.

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