By Rahul Banerji
Golfers turned out in large numbers to honour those on the front-lines of the battle against corona-virus at a two-day Delhi Golf Club (DGC) event held last week.
After over 300 golfers strutted their stuff between Friday and Saturday last, there were emotional moments on the course when the Covid Warriors were honoured with medals.
The “Saluting India’s Covid Warriors” activity was promoted and hosted by the DGC in association with Mawana Sugars and Sanitize 99.9%.
After two days of torrential rain, bright sunshine greeted the 300 golfers who left nothing out on the course in their quest for top honours.
Based on the individual Stableford format where players got points for performance based on 75% of their original handicaps, some low scores and high totals were witnessed.
On Day 1, Bikram Singh (-3) fired a round of 76 to score 34 points and return the best score in the 0-12 handicap category. Anil Kohli (-24) played well to earn 37 points in the 13-24 handicap category.
Top performances
In the juniors section, former world junior champion Shubham Jaglan (+1) fired a 3-under 69 to top the above 15 years category.
Armin Paul Singh (-9) won the Under-11 section with 29 points while 14-year-old Savdeep Kadian was the best in the above 11 and under 15 years section.
The Super Seniors also saw exceptional performances with P.K. Bapna winning with 25 points in the Below 85 and above 70 years class, while L.L. Malhotra scored 21 points to win the above 85 event.
Day 2 also saw some exceptional golf with former professional Vivek Bhandari (-1) turning back the clock with a 2-under 70 in the 0-12 category with 39 points.
Dr Alkesh Chowdhury (-18) scored an exceptional 44 points to top the 13-24 handicap category.
The scoring highlighted conditions on the DGC’s Lodhi course which came in for praise from those from other clubs in the NCR region.
The activity, managed by Digraj Golf Inc, also had some interesting skill based prizes.
During the presentations on Saturday, DGC president R.S. Bedi handed choef guest Meenakshi Lekhi a cheque of Rs 25,01,001 towards the prime minister’s fund.
All the winners
Day 1: 0-12 handicap Bikram Singh 34 pts; 13-24 handicap Anil Kohli 37 pts. Runners-up: 0-12 handicap Jagatjit Bedi 33 pts; 13-24 handicap Brig. A. Rajput 36 pts.
Day 2: 0-12 handicap Vivek Bhandari 39 pts; 13-24 handicap Dr Alkesh Chaudhry 44 pts. Runners-up: 0-12 handicap Paulastya Sachdev 36 pts; 13-24 handicap Col Irshanjit Kohli 39 pts.
Super Seniors: Winner: Above 70, Below 85: P.K. Bapna 25 pts; 85 years & above: L.L. Malhotra 21 pts. Runners-up: Above 70, Below 85 R.K. Bhargava 21 pts; 85 years & above: P.B. Capoor 20 pts.
Juniors: Winners U-11 yrs Armin Paul Singh 29 pts; Above 11, under 15 Savdeep Kadian 32 pts; above 15 Shubham Jaglan 38 pts (on countback). runners-up U-11 Chaitanya Pandey 24 pts; Above 11, U-15 Ishaan Ahuja 30 pts; Above 15 Aryaman Mahant 38 pts.
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