Bhuvan Nagarkoti Wins the Surya Nepal Western Open Title

Pokhara, 20 March – Bhuvan Nagarkoti triumphed at the fifth competition of the Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2025-26, securing the title of the 26th Surya Nepal Western Open.

On Friday, he played an even-par 69 round, finishing with an aggregate score of 3-under 204, edging out Sanjay Lama by a single stroke to claim the championship. This marks his 14th career victory.

Along with the title, Nagarkoti received a cash prize of NPR 170,000. Earlier this season, he had also won the Surya Nepal NPG Tour Championship and the Surya Nepal Kathmandu Open.

Sanjay Lama finished second with an outstanding 4-under 65 in the final round, closing the tournament at 2-under 205, and earned NPR 125,000.

Amateur golfer Rahul Vishwakarma also impressed with a 4-under 65 final round, finishing third overall at 1-under 206.

Darahan-based golfer Shukra Bahadur Rai recorded a 4-over 73 on the last day to finish fourth with a total of 2-over 209. He secured third place among professionals and took home NPR 100,000. Jayram Shrestha ended in fifth place with a 6-over 75 on the final day, totaling 7-over 214, receiving NPR 82,000.

Local Pokhara golfer Bhubahadur Gurung finished sixth with a score of 8-over 215, shooting 3-over 72 in the final round, and was awarded NPR 72,000.

Bhuvan Kumar Rokka and Dinesh Prajapat shared the seventh position, with scores of 3-over 72 and 2-under 67 respectively, each earning NPR 65,000.

Overall, Toran Bikram Shahi secured ninth place with a total score of 12-over 219, receiving NPR 51,000. Ramesh Adhikari and Suresh Tamang tied for tenth place with 13-over 220, each receiving NPR 44,000. On the last day, Ramesh shot 7-over 76, while Suresh scored 6-over 75.

At the conclusion of the 18-hole round, Nagarkoti held just a one-stroke lead. Early mistakes from Shukra and Jayram eased the pressure on him. Although Nagarkoti bogeyed the sixth hole, he birdied the eighth, finishing the front nine at an even-par 34. Although Shukra and Jayram failed to challenge in the back nine, Sanjay Lama intensified competition. However, Nagarkoti maintained composure, completing the back nine at even-par 35, keeping his one-stroke advantage to claim the title. He made birdies on the 10th and 13th holes while dropping one shot each on the 12th and 17th holes.

Sanjay played the front nine at 1-under 33, adding birdies on the first, seventh, and eighth holes, but dropped shots on the second and sixth holes. On the back nine, he hit five birdies, including four consecutive from the 14th to 17th holes. However, bogeys on the 12th and 18th holes slowed his charge, finishing the back nine at 3-under 32.

Amateur Rahul’s performance included a bogey on the seventh hole but saved shots on the first and fifth holes. He played the front nine at 1-under 33, scored an eagle on the 13th hole, birdied the 16th and 17th holes, but bogeyed the 18th. This performance earned him the amateur title, outperforming Kishan Pariyar by 22 strokes. Pariyar finished second among amateurs with a total score of 21-over 228.

The victorious player was awarded by Keshav Pradhan, Deputy General Manager of Surya Nepal Pvt. Ltd., and Tasi Ghale, President of the Nepal Golf Association.

The competition, organized by the Nepal Professional Golfers Association (NPGA), featured 26 professional and 16 amateur players.

Sponsored by Surya Nepal Pvt. Ltd., the tournament prize fund was increased to NPR 1,050,000. The top 18 professional players received cash prizes.