After four days of grueling battle, Uttar Pradesh based Sukhman Singh emerged victorious in category A&B combined following a solid final round of three over 73 at the IGU Shillong Junior Boys Golf Championship.
The second position went to Jai Bahal of Haryana who shot a round of four over 74 while Delhi’s Krishnav Nikhil Chopra carded 75 to win the second runner up title. One of the favourites of the event, Shat Mishra covered a lot of ground on the final day as he turned at the lowest score of the day, an even par 70 to finish at 4th place and miss the 3rd place title by just one stroke.
Karnataka’s Mahir Rakhra won the Category B title after shooting 79 on the final day while Kaushal K (76) from Karnataka and Maharashtra native Aryaman Singh (82) finished at second and third place respectively
In Category C, Gujarat’s Ansh Jobanputra returned with a final round score of six over 76 to win the title. Noida based Ayan Dubey grabbed the second place with a final round of 78 and Neil Jolly of Mohali took home the second runner title following a round of 84.
The prizes were handed over by Cabinet minister, James K Sangma, who is also the patron for the event, W.A.M. Booth, Director of Sports and Youth Affairs and Rocky Hek – Vice Chairman State Housing Board and Executive Committee member, Meghalaya Golf Promoters’ Society.