GURGAON (India), Feb 17: India’s Harmeet Kahlon held his nerve on the final hole to win his maiden professional title by a solitary shot at the $300,000 Indian Masters Sunday.

Kahlon fired a one-under-par 70 in the final round to finish with a seven-under-par 277 winning score, one better than Thai pair Prayad Marksaeng and Thammanoon Sriroj, who shared second place with James Oh of South Korea.

Kahlon led Marksaeng by one shot going into the final hole, a par four with a huge water body just short of the green.

The 31-year-old Indian hit a 320-yard drive into the centre fairway but his approach shot finished right of the pin on the slope of a bunker.

But he then managed to get down in three to finish with a bogey and secure the $48,450 winner’s cheque, while Marksaeng missed a chip to force a play off.

Leading final round scores:

277 — Harmeet Kahlon (India) 69, 68, 70, 70.

278 — Prayad Marksaeng (Thailand) 68, 66, 72, 72; James Oh (South Korea) 73, 68, 72, 65; Thammanoon Sriroj (Thailand) 72, 69, 70, 67.

279 — Steve Jurgensen (US) 70, 72, 67, 70; Arjun Atwal (India) 65, 74, 70, 70.

280 — Vijay Kumar (India) 71, 64, 71, 74; Daniel Chopra (Sweden) 67, 71, 70, 72.

281 — Chung Joon (South Korea) 70, 70, 72, 69; Clay Devers (US) 69, 70, 72, 70; Gaurav Ghei (India) 68, 71, 69, 73.

MALELANE (South Africa): Local man Ncholas Lawrence retained his lead in the final round to clinch the South African Tour Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club by one stroke Sunday.