Indian golfer Chinnaswamy Muniyappa stayed in lead for the third consecutive days and won the $1.25 million Hero Honda Indian Open in a play-off, beating South Korean Lee Sung to earn his maiden Asian Tour title here Sunday.

The Bangalorean drained a 10-foot birdie putt on the par five 18th to win at DLF Golf and Country Club and transform the life of a golfer, who once earned one rupee working as a caddie aged seven in Bangalore.