November 8, 2013. Millie Saroha, took her overnight lead of four shots all the way to the finish line, to emerge triumphant at the USHA West Bengal Ladies & Junior Girls Amateur Golf Championship 2013, which concluded at Kolkata’s Tollygunge Golf Course greens. Millie, currently placed third on the Indian Golf Union (IGU) Amateur Ladies Tour Order of Merit list 2013, returned a card of three over 73 at the end of the third and final day, to end up with a final score of 219, ahead of second placed Ridhima Dilawari who finished with 223. Millie’s was also the best round of the day following a similar performance on day two, when she carded a 71 (one over). Ridhima also had a similar return for the day, but it was not enough to upstage Millie’s performance over three days. The pair also finished in the same order in the combine Category A-B section of the tournament.
Joydeep Dattagupta, captain of the Tollygunge Golf Club handed over the trophy and other awards to the winners.
This win is sure to give Millie valuable points to make a significant move up the merit list with the season in its concluding leg. Fancied Gauri Monga, a former winner of the IGU Ladies Tour, finished third with a score of 224 after registering a final day score of four over 74. The Tollygunge course presented a formidable challenge to the lady amateur golfers as was evident by the fact that no sub-par rounds were recorded over three days of golf.
Amrita Anand (229) and Dolma Rawat (241) were the top two in the Category B section while Ananya Barthakur (252) topped Category C followed by Khushi Nehra (255) in second place. The Easter India Open will be the next stop for the IGU Amateur Ladies and Junior Golf bandwagon, to be played at the same course next week.
