Pro Sanjay Lama and his team of three amateur golfers won the title of the Surya Nepal Eastern Open at the Dharan Golf Club on Saturday.

Sanjay scored 41 points to lead the winning team of Bhuwanesh Limbu, Bina Sapkota and Shyam Limbu with a total score of 167 points. Bhuwanesh scored 43 points, Sapkota 42 points and Shyam 41 points.

The team comprising pro Bhuvan Nagarkoti and amateur golfers SSP Bhim Dahal, Purna Bahadur Rai and Bal Bahadur Rai finished runner-up with 159 points. Nepal number one pro Nagarkoti earned 39 points, while all three amateur golfers scored 40 points each.

Pro Niraj Tamang and amateurs Diwash Tuladhar, Siddhant Sapkota and Sushma Singh came third at 155 points. Tamang scored 38 points, while all three amateur golfers in the team earned 39 points.

Bina Sapkota won the best individual award among women golfers with 42 points. Sanjiv Chhetri won the longest drive award on Hole No 18 and SSP Dahal got closest to the pin award on Hole No 17.

A total of 60 golfers, including 48 amateurs and 12 pros, took part in the event.

The main event concluded on Friday. Local pro Niraj Tamang won the 54-hole tournament with record-equaling total score of 17-under 193. He also set a new course record of 8-under 62 in the first round.

The next event of the season, Surya Nepal Western Open, will be held at Himalayan Golf Course in Pokhara next month.