Gurugram, March 25 -- Pablo Larrazabal of Spain edged out Shiv Kapur of India in a unique Hero Shot competition as the 2025 Indian Open got off in an exciting manner. Eight players battled it out in a special competition which was a test of skills and distance control.

Apart from the winner Larrazabal and runner-up Kapur, the other competitors were Pawan Munjal, Executive Chairman Hero MotoCorp; defending champion Keita Nakajima; 2024 HIO runner-up Veer Ahlawat; the 2023 Indian Open winner, Marcel Siem; Daniel Hillier and Rafa Cabrera-Bello.

The final in which Larrazabal and Kapur made the grade, required the players to display a combination of three Skills where players were awarded for distance control. Players were to inform the dist...