Kolkata: Defending champion Gurbani Singh could afford the luxury of two closing bogeys and still win by six shots at the end of the Usha West Bengal Ladies Open Amateur Golf Championship on Friday. Gurbani, who shot a stunning six-under 64 on the first day carded 75 on the final day and finished way ahead of Aditi Ashok (75) at Tollygunge Golf Club.
Gurbani totaled two-over 212 while Aditi aggregated 218. Millie Saroha, winner of the Usha Northern India Ladies Championships, made a valiant attempt with the day’s best of even par 70, but Gurbani’s early lead proved too big. Millie totaled 220.
Astha Madan (74) at 221, Sehar Atwal (75) at 225 and Ridhima Dilawari (72) at 226 took the fourth to sixth spots.
Gurbani was way subdued as compared to the first two days. The winner of the Usha Southern India title, Gurbani had three bogeys and no birdies on the front nine, and then her sole birdie came on the par-4 12th. She dropped a bogey on 13th and two more on 17th and 18th.
Aditi, who had come within three shots of Gurbani at one stage dropped three shots on last two holes, including a double on the 17th, was again six behind by the finish.
Millie had two bogeys and two birdies on front nine played nine pars in a row on the back nine for her 70.
Gurbani also took the honours in Category A, where Millie Saroha (220) over took Astha Madan (221).
In Category B, Aditi was first with Sehar Atwal second at 225.In Category C Arushi Pandey kept her lead with an 85 and topped the category at 251, while Riya Ahuja (85) was second and 258. Arshia Mahant (90) was third at 260.
In Category D, Tanishka Kumar (87) took the title at 253 and Vasundhara Tihara (83) was second at 259.
This was the sixth event in the series of events sponsored by Usha, and there are three more left. The next event is the Usha Western India Ladies, followed by Usha Maharashtra Ladies and Junior girls, and finally the All India Amateur Championships at Tollygunge in Kolkata in second week of December.
Usha, a major supporter of Indian golf, is proud of its long-term association with the sport, covering the entire spectrum of the game. Usha has been associated with ladies golf for over 25 years, and today is the nationwide sponsor of the entire Indian Golf Union (IGU) Ladies Tour. In addition, Usha is committed to supporting golf at the Juniors level, sponsoring IGU Junior tournaments in Delhi, Bangalore, Chandigarh, and is closely associated with the Junior Training Program (JTP) at the Delhi Golf Club.
Usha sponsored the 33rd Queen Sirikit Cup Championship in New Delhi in 2011 – the most important women’s amateur golf event in the Asia Pacific region. Usha sponsored the Honda Siel PGA Championship from 1991 - 2000. Usha’s Co-Chairman, Mr. Siddharth Shriram, was President of the Professional Golf Association for eight years and writes on golf for leading newspapers.
With golf being included in the 2016 Olympics for the first time, Usha’s aim is to assist in bringing home a medal.
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By Indian Sports News Network
