Club News
Young champs tee off in Junior State Golf Tour
Gujarat Junior Golf Tour is run by parents and
coaches, and supported by golf clubs
T
hirty young golfi ng champions teed off at the 2nd edition
of Junior State Golf Tour, organized by the Gujarat Junior
Golf Tour (GJGT) at Glade One Golf Club, October 19.
GJGT is conducted at the state level and scorings would be
recorded with its affi liate international partner Global Junior golf
rankings. Master Tanmay Kumar, the youngest of all, emerged
the winner in the Boys Pink Tee category with a score of 56.
Aarya Goyal of Hyderabad was the winner in the Girls Pink Tee
category with a score of 51. Krish Patel was the winner in the
Boys Blue Tee category, while Agrima Manral was the winner in
the Girls White Tee category. Shaan Amin was declared winner in
the Boys Green Tee category. Miss MannatSangar was the winner
in Girls Green Tee category. Ansh Jobanputra was the winner
in the Boys Red Tee category and Maahika Adhikari emerged
winner in Girls Red Tee category. Devvrat Rajawat won the Boys
Yellow Tee category, while Pall Singhala was winner in the Girls
Yellow Tee and Siya Malhotra Yellow Tees 9 Holes winner.
“The winners and runners up will be invited by Flo Gas Ireland for
participating in the World Invitational Champion of Champions
to be played in Ireland in April,” Kaushal Shah of GJGT said.
PGTI Pros inspire Junior
Golfers in Chandigarh
T
he TATA Steel PGTI and the Chandigarh
Golf Club jointly conducted a junior clinic
at the Chandigarh Golf Club during the
Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational 2019 Presented by
TAKE Solutions. The junior clinic featured four
PGTI professionals, Ajeetesh Sandhu, Chiragh
Kumar, Kunal Bhasin and Amritinder Singh.
While Ajeetesh and Amritinder shared their
expertise at the driving range, Chiragh Kumar and Kunal Bhasin guided the
youngsters on the practice green.
Insights from the HWIO
C
atriona Matthew of Scotland was seen along with junior
golfers during a clinic at the Hero Women’s Indian Open.
The Clinic took place at the DLF Golf & Country Club
and the junior kids got a chance to interact with the Pro. Catriona
Matthew from Scotland who is currently an active member of
the LPGA & LET has had a successful junior and amateur career
in her early years. Scottish Girls champion in 1986, Scottish
Under-21 Stroke Play champion in 1988 and 1989 and the
Scottish Amateur title are some of the very few achievements
as a junior golfer. The kids were enthralled to see the amazing
Professional golfers and learning tips and advice from a star.
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