Shrestha shared the lead with Bhuwan (Umesh) Nagarkoti at the end of third round, carding a one-under 71 in the final round for the total score of eight-under 280 to register a five-stroke victory over Bhuwan. The latter finished the last day with four-over 76 for the total score of three-under 285 in the eighth and final event under the Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2014-15.Shivaram was awarded a check of Rs 95,000 and the runner up Bhuwan of home club received Rs 60,000.
Sanjay Lama of Army Club shot two-under 70 to secure third position at two-under 286, while Surya Prasad Sharma (74) of RNGC and Dharan's Bal Bhadra Rai (72) shared the fourth position at one-under 287. Lama received Rs 44,000, while Bal Bhadra and Bishnu earned Rs 34,000 each.
Shivaram and Bhuwan were tied at seven-under before going into the final round while Bishnu was one-stroke behind in third place. Shivaram carded two-over 38 on the front nine and scored three-under 33 on the back nine. Bhuwan played one-over 37 on the front nine, while he faltered to three-over 39 on the back nine.
Shivaram shot bogeys on the sixth and eighth holes of the front nine, while he carded birdies on the 10th , 12th , 15th and 18th holes but registered a bogey on the 17th hole. Bhuwan dropped shots on the first and seventh holes against a birdie on the third hole. On the back nine, Bhuwan carded a birdie on the 13th hole but double bogeyed on the 14th and a bogey each on 10th and 16th holes.
Sanjay carded the best score of the day to climb to third place. Lama carded birdies on the third and fourth holes against a bogey on the sixth hole before taking the turn. On the back nine, Lama carded birdies on the 11th and 12thholes against a bogey on the 16th hole.
Bikash Bogati won the amateur title with the total score of eight-over 296 after he carded even-par 72 in the final round. Tanka Bahadur Karki was a distant second at 305 after he shot five-over 77.
Marketing Manager of Surya Nepal Pvt Ltd Bal Krishna Gurung, President of Nepal PGA Rabindra Man Shrestha and NPGA Advisor Ghana Shyam Thapa handed over the prizes to the winners.
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