Simarjeet, Ashok Kumar are President’s Cup overall winners

Simarjeet Singh NGC
Simarjeet Singh (centre) at the 2019 IGU All-India Seniors and Mid-Amateur Golf Championship in Bangalore last July after leading NGC to a title sweep at the event.

By Rahul Banerji

Resident ace Simarjeet Singh walked away with top honours in the overall gross category of the NGC President’s Cup that teed off in March and was completed in late October owing to the Covid-enforced break.

Simarjeet emerged winner with a 2-under par card of 70, nine shots better than runner-up Prashant Bharadwaj. Ashok Kumar was the overall nett winner with 46 points.

V.N.. Garg with 25 points topped the super-seniors (75 years and above) event ahead of Brigadier I.S. Mann (24).

The seniors event for golfers between 65 and 74 years was won by B.S. Saini on 42 points, just ahead of the long-hitting Commodore Ranvir Singh (42), one of my original golf gurus.

Priti Agrawal took the ladies event honours with 44 points ahead of Dimple Singh Kochhar on 37 points.

The closest competition came in the 0-9 handicap section with both Captain Rahul Rai and Major S.S. Sharma finishing on 37 points before the former was adjudged winner.

Another tight contest was in the professional members’ class with Ankit and Lakshya Nagar finishing level with cards of 2-over 74 and Ankit being declared champion.

The Noida Golf Course President’s Cup was supported by ATS.

Results

Super-seniors (75 years and above): 1. V.N. Garg 25 pts, 2. Brig. I.S. Mann 24 pts

Senior citizens (65-74 years): 1. B.S. Saini 42 pts, 2. Cmde Ranvir Singh 41 pts

Ladies: 1. Priti Agrawal 44 pts, 2. Dimple Singh Kochhar 37 pts

Handicap 0-9: 1. Capt Rahul Rai 37, 2. Maj. S.S. Sharma 37 pts

Handicap 10-18: 1. P.K. Singh 41 pts, 2. Rajesh Jairath 39 pts

Handicap 19-24: 1. Umesh Gangwar 43 pts, 2. Manish Kumar 41 pts

Professional members (gross): 1. Ankit Nagar 74, 2. Lakshya Nagar 74

Dependant members (11-15 years, gross): 1. Sukhman Singh 79, 2. Parth Raman Sood 82

Caddies (gross): 1. Ravi Sharma 73, 2. Deepak Haldar-1 80

Overall nett winner: Ashok Kumar 46

Overall gross: 1. Simarjeet Singh 70, 2. Prashant Bharadwaj 79

Also read: P.S. Sharda is overall nett winner at NGC-Oil India New Year Cup