By Rahul Banerji
Dhruv Pal Singh emerged with best golfer honours in the LG LED TV presents the 4moles.com Golf Rendezvous 2020 at Classic Golf Resort last week.
Good golfing weather and a course in pristine condition greeted a full field of 118 golfers and the conditions contributed towards some good scoring.
Dhruv Pal fired three birdies in his round of one over par 73 to claim the top spot and walked away with a top of the line LG OLED television set on offer for the best golfer of the tournament.
The participants were required to manage the tournament flow aligned to Covid-19 mandates, and competition was close as the Callaway Handicap format made the scoring fair for all levels of participants.
Top junior, top score
While Dhruv Pal won based on his gross score, the other category scored on gross was for juniors which Nick Faldo India series winner Hunar Mittal of Chandigarh topped with a round of level par 72.
There were three handicap categories where scoring was based on the Callaway system.
In the 0-10 handicap category, Anup Kumar Tiwari won with a net score of 71 while Col Sanjay Chowdhary finished runner up with a net 72.
Rajesh Kumar and Mayank Arora finished on net 73s in the 11-18 handicap category, but Rajesh was adjudged winner on count-back.
In the 19 and above handicap group, Brijesh Bhanote with a 72 came away the winner while Sadeesh Premananth finished runner-up with a 75.
Atul Bansal was the winner for the closest to pin contest on the 11th hole.
After three successful events in Thailand, the inaugural one in India was a huge success and was also positioned as a launch pad to unveil innovations and showcase flag-ship releases from various industries.
This year the event showcased enhanced functionality of innovative technologies from LG, BMW India and TIM 2.O by Goldfish Technologies.
LG presented its 8K OLED sets while BMW India showcased the BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé and the BMW X7.
Goldfish Technologies had on show their cutting-edge TIM 2.0 platform which has the potential to transform the Indian golf tourism industry.
The tournament also received support from Silverglades, Karma Lakelands and Truefitt and Hill.
The field included Union minister Arjun Munda, Lt. General V.K. Mishra, Satnam and Gurnam Arora, Pradeep Jain, D.P. Singh and other corporate leaders.
Results
Overall gross winner: Dhruv Pal Singh (73 gross)
Best junior: Hunar Mittal (72 gross)
0-10 handicap: 1. Anup Kumar Tiwari 71 net, 2. Col Sanjay Chowdhary 72 net.
11-18 handicap: 1. Rajesh Kumar 73 net (on countback), 2. Mayank Arora 73 net.
19 and above: 1. Brijesh Bhanote 72 net, 2. Sadeesh Premananth 75 net.
Closest to the pin (hole 11): Atul Bansal (7 feet).
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