Report by Anand Datla
October 21, 2014: The Unitech Golf & Country Club in Noida became the epicentre of activity for young golfers and their parents even as the children strutted their stuff at the 29th Lufthansa Junior Golf Tour In Association with Callaway Golf. The junior tour event came to an end this past Sunday, with the winners being awarded prizes.
Shlok Singh defeated Shabad Sobti by just one point to clinch the title in the Category A for Boys. Singh scored 29 points, to 28 for his opponent to clinch a thrilling contest between the two boys.
The Category B event was just as pulsating if not more. Shobhit Gupta and Ishit Mehta were locked at 30 points each, with Gupta being declared winner on count back.
In the girls Category A+B event, an equally close contest was won by Tarinni Sameek Kakar. She pipped Samika Sharma to the post by just one point. The winner scored 23 points to 22 by Sharma to take the title.
Lufthansa and Callaway Golf have been at the forefront in promoting golf and the Junior Tour promises to supply a steady stream of quality golfers to an ever growing Indian golf fraternity.
Results
Category A Boys
Winner – Shlok Singh with 29 points
Runner up – Shabad Sobti with 28 points
Category B Boys
Winner – Shobhit Gupta with 30 points (winner on count back)
Runner up – Ishit Mehta with 30 points
Category A+B Girls
Winner – Tarinni Sameek Kakar with 23 points
Runner up – Samika Sharma with 22 points
Category C Boys
Winner – Tanmay Rakheja with 31 points
Runner up – Shiv Talwar with 26 points
Category D Boys
Winner – Shubham Jaglan with 34 points
Runner up – Shivansh P Singh with 26 points
Category C+D Girls
Winner – Jahanvi Bakshi with 34 points
Runner up – Hitashi Bakshi with 19 points
Category E Boys & Girls
Winner – Jhujhar Singh with 21 points
Runner up – Keshav Bagrodia 15 points (runner up on count back)
Second Runner up – Aaditya Rajguru with 15 points
Spot Prizes
Yatra Closest to Pin – Winner – Yuvraj Singh with 2ft 9 inches.
Straight Drive – Winner – Hridaan Bhushan with 5 inches.
Closest to Pin 2 – Winner – Sarthak Negi with 14ft 2 inches.
- In this article
- Juniors
- Junior Golf Tour
- Shabad Shobti
- Shlok Singh