Bhubaneswar, Nov 6, 2025

In a dramatic finish, Umed Kumar produced back-to-back chip-in birdies, one in the final hole of regulation play and one in the playoff, to win the PGTI NEXGEN’s season finale, the Dilip Tirkey Invitational 2025, an Rs 20 lakh event, played at the Bhubaneswar Golf Club.

It was Umed’s second NEXGEN title of the season.

Umed, who hails from Chandimandir, Haryana, collected the winning cheque worth Rs 2,54,000 that helped him finish as No. 1 in the 2025 PGTI NEXGEN Order of Merit with season’s earnings of Rs 8,61,140. As a result of emerging NEXGEN Order of Merit champion, Umed has earned himself an exemption on the PGTI’s main tour next year.

The 24-year-old Umed Kumar (67-70-71), the overnight leader by three shots, struck a one-under 71 in the third and final r

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