Lucknow’s Rajesh Kumar Gautam, a rookie on the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) who is currently serving in the Indian Army, came up with a steady final round performance of even-par 72 to register a two-shot win. Rajesh picked up the winning cheque worth INR 2,54,300 to lead the PGTI NEXGEN Order of Merit. Rajiv Kumar Jatiwal (65-73-71) posted a 71 in the third and last round to finish runner-up at seven-under 209. Sourav Choudhary (71-72-68) of Mhow rose eight spots on the leaderboard and finish third at five-under 211. The second event of the three-event season will be PGTi NexGen Kapurthala which will be played from March 18 to 20 at the RCF Golf Club. The third event, Phillaur Open will be Played from March 25 to 27 at the Ranjitgarh Golf Club in Phillaur. The top 60 players from the 2024 P GTI Order of. Merit are not eligible to play on the NexGen Tour in 2025.