Sadbhav Acharya won the Surya Nepal Kathmandu Open for his fourth major career title at the par-68 Royal Nepal Golf Club on Friday.

Acharya came from one-shot down to beat pro Niraj Tamang by two strokes in the second event under the Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2024-25.

Nepal number one amateur golfer Acharya carded an impressive 6-under 62 to post the record winning total of 15-under 257 at the RNGC course, bettering Bhuvan Nagarkoti’s previous best of 14-under in the 2022-23 season.

Tamang carded 3-under 65 in the final round and finished first among pros with the score of 13-under 259. He received a cheque of Rs125,000.

Dinesh Prajapati finished third overall and second among pros with the score of 8-under 264 after he carded 3-under 65 in the final round. He earned Rs85,000.

Rahul BK was fourth overall and second among amateurs after he carded 4-under 64 for a total score of 6-under 266.

Nepal number one pro Bhuvan Nagarkoti was fifth overall and third among pros at 4-under 268. He carded 4-under 64 in the final round and claimed Rs68,000.

Bishnu Prasad Sharma and Jayram Shrestha shared the sixth place at 3-under 269. Shrestha carded six straight birdies from the 13th to 18th holes on his way to carding 6-under 62, while Sharma played 3-over 71. They received Rs51,500 each.

Sanjay Lama, Deepak Magar and Toran Bikram Shahi finished in top 10.

Acharya took the turn at 4-under 30 and carded 2-under 32 on the back nine. He started the day with a birdie and added three more on the fourth, fifth and sixth holes. After taking the turn, he carded birdies on the 11th and 13th holes. Acharya did not drop a single shot on the last 47 holes and recorded a nine-stroke victory over BK in the amateur section.

Overnight leader Tamang carded 4-under 30 on the front nine and played 1-over 35 on the back nine. He carded four birdies on the first, second, fourth and seventh holes and he dropped a shot on the 11th hole.

Prajapati carded 2-under 32 on the front nine and he played 1-under 33 on the back nine. He carded birdies on the first, fourth, fifth and eighth holes, while he faced a double bogey on the seventh hole. Prajapati then carded birdies on the 10th and 13th holes before dropping a shot on the 14th hole.

A total of 45 players—33 pros and 12 amateurs—took part in the tournament that carried a cash purse of Rs735,000.

The next event of the Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2024-25, Surya Nepal Eastern Open, will be played at Dharan Golf Club from December 25-28.