Gurbaaz Mann steals the show in golf meet

CHANDIGARH, Oct 5: Playing like a professional, local golfer Gurbaaz Mann stole the limelight as he set the Chandigarh Golf Course afire ...

CHANDIGARH, Oct 5: Playing like a professional, local golfer Gurbaaz Mann stole the limelight as he set the Chandigarh Golf Course afire with a sterling round of five-under 67 in the category `A’ competitions on the opening day of the St Xavier’s Northern India Junior and Sub-Junior Golf Tournament here today. This is the best performance by an amateur golfer on this course. The course record in the professional category is seven-under 65.

Mann played an immaculate game. He faltered only twice to make bogeys on the fifth and ninth holes. A string of birdies on the second, sixth and seventh in the front nine saw him turn at one under par. Mann then raised his game to the level of a top professinal going on to finish the round without dropping a single shot and scoring bridies on the 12th, 15th and 16th holes. On the 18th hole, he made a birdie with a superb 15-foot putt.

Mohamamed Wazir of Delhi carded a par round to be at the second spot. He was followed by Jassanjeet S Dhullet, Rajiv Kumar (77), Manav Jaini (78), Harinder Gupta, Karan Aggarwal and Sikander Ali (79).

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Mohd Wazir was leading with a par round. Sagar Bhatia finished nine strokes behind the leader.

In category `C’, Aditya Singh and Karan Vasudeva, both of Delhi, played steady rounds to return cards of 85 and 90.

As expect Irina Brar was leading the field in the girls category with a score of 79. Guneet Raikhy was at the second place with 88.

Earlier, Andrew John Gosain, Chairman St Xavier’s School Management, inaugurated the tournament.

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Leading scorers
Category A: Gurbaaz Mann 67, Mohammed Wazir 72, Jassanjeet S Dhullet, Rajiv Kumar 77, Manav Jaini 78, Harinder Gupta, Karan Aggarwal, Sikander Ali 79, Sher Ali and Amandeep S Sidhoo 80.
Category B: Mohd Wazir 72, Sagar Bhatia 81, Jaskeerat S Dhullet, Aditya Singh 85, Karan Talwar, Arjunveer S Chugh, Ikjyot Singh Bahl 86, Shurya Singh 87.
Category C: Aditya Singh 85, Karan Vasudeva, Gaganjeet Bhullar 90, Anup Singh 91, Balpreet Ghuman 92, raghuv Vahi, Yunus Khan 99, Madhav Verma 100.
Category D: Varun Wadhwa 88, Ajeetesh S Sandhu 90, Arjun Sagar 91, Arjun Malhotra 102.
Girls: Irina Brar 79, Guneet Raikhy 88, Harsharan Dhaliwal 120, Japneet Gharaya 127.