Charlotte (USA), May 11 (PTI) Indian-born Canadian golfer Sudarshan Yellamaraju, trying to force his way into a maiden Major appearance at the PGA Championship, carded a 1-under 70 to finish tied for 19th on the final day of the Truist Championship here.
He finished with a four-day total of 5-under par (71-69-69-70).
Rookie golfer Kristoffer Reitan, who finished the week at 15-under par (66-70-64-69), became only the second Norwegian after Viktor Hovland to win on the PGA Tour.
Besides Yellamaraju, the other two Indian-origin players, Akshay Bhatia (70) and Sahith Theegala (77), finished well down the leaderboard.
Bhatia finished tied for 37th at 2-under par with rounds of 68-70-74-70.
Theegala had a difficult final day, carding a 6-over 77 to fall to 69th with a total score of 8-over par (72-71-72-77).
Yellamaraju began his final round with an early bogey on the fourth hole and was still 1-over par at the turn despite a birdie on the seventh and a dropped shot on the ninth.
On the back nine, Yellamaraju made consecutive birdies on the 10th and 11th holes, followed by another on the 14th, before finishing the round with a bogey on the 18th. PTI Cor AM AM AM
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