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[caption id="attachment_9776" align="alignnone" width="580"] SSP Chowrasia with the Hero Indian Open title. Image Source: PGTI[/caption] Internet Desk: SSP Chawrasia broke the jinx to lift the Hero Indian Open with a two-stroke victory at the prestigious tournament at the Delhi Golf Course here today. He was runners up in this event four times. The 37-year-old came up with a sedate one-under 71 in the final round to edge out defending champion Anirban Lahiri (69) and Korea's Jeunghun Wang (68). The victory also secured his European Tour card. "This is very important as I don't have a full card. Hopefully I am playing Olympics and World Cup and so it is important. I am happy. I was nervous a bit but I focussed and breathed in and out and controlled my nerves," said Chowrasia on his win. "I saved a lot of tough shots and it was now. Actually I have been four time runners-up and I have been thinking I have to win this and it has always been a dream. So I am happy to achieve it." It was Lahiri, who made a rampaging start to the final round as he blasted a hat-trick of birdies in the first three holes and caught up with Chawrasia when the Kolkata pro dropped a shot at the sixth hole. Chawrasia, however, picked a stroke at the eighth and Lahiri dropped one at the ninth to be two strokes behind the overnight leader.