DP World Players Championship winner Honey Baisoya (third from right) receives his trophy and cheque from PGTI board member Kiran Nadar (second from right), Tour president Kapil Dev (far right) and others at the Qutab Golf Course in New Delhi on Friday. Image courtesy PGTI.
By Rahul Banerji
Honey Baisoya finished the week in style with a three-stroke win in the Rs 1.5 crore DP World Players Championship at Qutab Golf Course in New Delhi on Friday.
The 29-year-old from Gurgaon brought in a closing 5 under par 65 to total 23 under 257 and end a five-year title wait, the DP World PGTI said.
Leading by five shots overnight, Baisoya (63-65-64-65) drove home his advantage with six birdies against one bogey to seal his eighth professional win and the first since 2021..
The winner picked up a cheque worth Rs 22.5 lakh to move from third to first on the 2026 DP World PGTI Order of Merit.
Kshitij Naveed Kaul, tied for third overnight six shots off the lead, returned a day’s low of 62 for the second time this week to finish second on 20-under 260.
Veer Ahlawat (65-67-66-65) was third on 17 under 263 with Jamal Hussain (265) and opening leg winner Jhared Hack (266) on his heels.
Baisoya made steady progress early on Friday with five birdies on the front nine against his lone dropped shot.
Aggressive approach
Reassessing his strategy on the seventh tee, Baisoya opted to rely more on his driver and went on to pick up shots on holes seven, eight and nine.
He then maintained the advantage on the back nine with pars all the way till 17 before sealing the title with an outstanding bunker shot on 18 that landed within two feet of the pin for his sixth and final birdie of the day.
“I’m delighted to be back in the winner’s circle after such a long time,” Baisoya said later. “I had a great day today on the course.
“Even though, I had a five-shot lead, I knew that I had to play really well in the final round, as Veer and Kshitij are capable of shooting very low scores and can never be counted out.
“I had played well last week in Chhattisgarh too where I finished third. So, I knew that if I could control my nerves, I had a good chance of winning this week.
“I would like to thank my friends and fellow professionals Chikkarangappa, Kushal Singh and Arjun Sharma for all their support.
Vital inputs
“Chikkarangappa gave me some valuable putting advice relating to my putting grip that set me on the right path. So, a big thank you to Chikka.
“I would also like to thank my father Ravinder and uncle Gast Ram for all their support and guidance.
“The strategy today was to play at least three-under on the front-nine which I felt would give me a good cushion on the back-nine.
“I did even better with a four-under. After that I just had to save pars on the back nine. The plan to attack with the driver from the seventh hole onwards paid off as it produced three consecutive birdies and set up the win.”
Kaul had an incredible error-free final round of 62. The course record holder (60) at this course, he made eight birdies on the day, four of them on the last four holes.
Kaul’s runner-up cheque of Rs 15 lakh took him from fourth to third place in the DP World PGTI Order of Merit.
Also read: Baisoya constructs solid lead at DP World Players Championship
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