Thapa Magar, who scored 21 stableford points was drawn with amateurs Tendi Sherpa (27), Maj LP Gurung (19) and Raju Thakali (22) for a total of 89 points.[break]
The team of pro Mani Rai, who earned 21 points, and amateurs Kishan Agrawal (24), Charlie Gurung (21) and Balram Thapa (19) finished second with the total of 85 points. The team of pro Ramesh Nagarkoti (20) and amateurs Joseph Nathan (21), Ram Baniya (24) and Raju Bhattarai (17) finished third with the total score of 82 points.
Tendi Sherpa, with 27 stableford points and Tika Gurung, who scored 25 points, won the best individual awards in men and women´s sections respectively. Rabin Rana of RNGC bagged the closest to the pin award on Hole No 14. The top three team pros received Rs 4,000, Rs 3,000 and Rs 2,000, while the amateurs were awarded with trophies.
The top 10 pro and top 30 amateur scores were put into the draw and the team of one pro and three amateurs with the highest score was declared the winner. In all, 65 players--15 pros and 50 amateurs including five females took part in the Pro-Am event.
President of Nepal Professional Golfer´s Association (NPGA) Rabindra Man Shrestha, Brand Manager of Surya Nepal Pvt Ltd Iswar Gautam among other distributed prizes to the winners.
In the main event that concluded on Friday, Sanjay Lama registered a 10-stroke victory with the 54-hole total of four-over 223.
Out of the total prize purse of Rs 385,000, the top three pros received Rs 80,000, Rs 51,000 and Rs 40,000 respectively.
Altogether 47 golfers including 28 pros and 19 amateurs participated in the event organized by NPGA under the sponsorship of Surya Nepal Pvt Ltd and co-sponsorship of Yeti Airlines.
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