Tashi Ghale secured the runner-up position in the 54-hole tournament. Ghale finished the tournament at the 12-over 213. He shot two-over 69 on Monday but remained one stroke behind Tsering as the latter had taken the lead on Sunday. [break]
Tsering and Ghale had scored equal 74 on the opening day but Tsering completed second round at two-over 69 on Sunday while Ghale had the score of three-over 70 on day two.
Dipendra Rayamajhi stood as second runner-up in the gross section. Rayamajhi completed the tournament at 20-over 221. Emerging golfer Bikash Bogati finished fourth in the leader-board with a gross total of 21-over 222 on count back. Ashish Pariyar, Gorkha Lama and Dinesh Prajapati finished the championship on the fifth, sixth and seventh position on the basis of count back despite all of them having gross total of 222. Bogati shot three-over 70 on the final day while Pariyar, Lama and Prajapati scored four-over 71, six-over 73 and seven-over 74 respectively on Monday.
Kamal Tamang produced the best card of the championship on Monday with a round of one-under 66 but remained on the eighth position with a gross total of 223. Tamang is the only player to register under-par score during the championship.
Meanwhile, Tendi Sherpa was declared winner in the net score after 36 holes while Indra Lamichhane is runner-up. Sherpa has 131 net score as Lamichhane has net score of 132.
RNGC President Prachanda Bahadur Shrestha and Secretary Dorji Tsering Sherpa gave away the prizes to the winners. RNGC was the host for the tournament sanctioned by the Nepal Golf Association.
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