Chandigarhs Chadha makes a fine start

The first day of the four day Toyota Etios Junior Tour Southern India,the official national ranking tour of the Indian Golf Union,being played at the par 72 Coimbatore Golf Club,saw the favourites seize initiative and end at the top.

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The first day of the four day Toyota Etios Junior Tour Southern India,the official national ranking tour of the Indian Golf Union,being played at the par 72 Coimbatore Golf Club,saw the favourites seize initiative and end at the top. Rahul Ravi from Bangalore Golf Course,Bangalore; Tapendra Ghei from Delhi CG and Viraj Madappa from Tollyganj GC,Kolkota took home the honours on the first day,while Tarundeep Chadha from Chandigarh was lying at the third spot with three shots off the lead.

In Category A (16-18 yrs),Rahul Ravi from Bangalore Golf Course,Bangalore and Trishul Chinnappa from KGA,Bangalore,returned with identical cards of 5 over 77 to end the day as joint leaders. Rahul Ravi who hit a birdie and an eagle in the front nine, was delighted after Day One of the championship. “My round went of reasonably well today. The eagle of the nine was the highlight of the day. However,the bogeys on the last two holes were a disappointment,” said Ravi Trishul Chinnappa who scored two birdies on the front nine,was also confident of holding the lead. “The back to back bogeys on the fifteenth and the sixteenth were disappointing that cost me the top position.”

Tarundeep Chadha of Chandigarh,who won the first two legs of the Toyota Tour in Delhi and Panchkula,scored an 80 and is only 3 strokes off the lead. In Category B (14-16 yrs),Tapendra Ghei of Delhi Golf Club,Delhi returned with a card of 10 over par 82 to finish the day on top in his category with a slender one stroke lead over Honey Baisoya,also of Delhi Golf Club. “My round was decent today. However,I need to reduce the double bogeys which are coming on my card” said Tapendra Ghei.

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Honey Baisoya of Delhi Golf Club who returned with a card of 11 over par 83 was of the view that some bad shots made his suffer. “I missed the top spot by a whisker. Let’s hope I can return with a better card tomorrow,” said Baisoya.

In Category C (14-12 yrs),Viraj Madappa from Tollyganj GC,Kolkata returned 7 over par 79 to grab the top spot from arch rival Piyush Sangwan of DLF CG who returned with a card of 8 over par 80. Viraj who hit a birdie on the fifteenth hole was of the view that it would be important for him to maintain the lead. “I am happy with my round today. Let’s hope I can maintain my lead for the rest the week.”

The relatively high scoring in the tournament is as expected on account of the high winds and difficulty of the Coimbatore Golf Club. “It’s very challenging to play here these kind of winds are not something we see very often on Indian courses Coimbatore is a unique challenge on the tour” said Tarundeep Chadha,one of the favourites to win the tournament. Over 120 players are in action in the fourth leg of the tour this week the maximum size of the field.

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Chandigarhs Chadha makes a fine start

The first day of the four day Toyota Etios Junior Tour  Southern India,the official national ranking tour of the Indian Golf Union,being played at the par 72 Coimbatore Golf Club,saw the favourites seize initiative and end at the top.

Chandigarhs Chadha makes a fine start

The first day of the four day Toyota Etios Junior Tour Southern India,the official national ranking tour of the Indian Golf Union,being played at the par 72 Coimbatore Golf Club,saw the favourites seize initiative and end at the top.