Ayaan Gupta receiving winning cheque from Puneet Khanna
The Young Master Amateur Golf Tour held its second event, the Young Master Gurgaon Championship with 40 players – 26 boys and 14 girls at the Classic Golf & Country Club, Gurgaon. Players aged 10 to 19 included some from Bangalore and Chandigarh.
On the first day, eight of the 14 female golfers and 13 out of the 27 male golfers broke 80. Ayaan Gupta, Parteet S. Sekhon and Lavanya Jadon led the way with 73, while Palaksi Singh shot 74.
Anvvi Dahhiya – Winner Girls Category
Gupta continued his steady golf with a second round 74 to take the lead by five shots in the boy’s event while Dahhiya shot a one-under 71 to take control of the girl’s event.
In the final round, Gupta played solidly for his 75 but Vedant Sirohi forced a playoff with a tournament-best round of 2-under 70. However, Gupta would go on to win the event in extra holes.
Dahiya stumbled on the final day, shooting 78 but still won by five shots from Ragini Navet.
Final Top 10 – Boys
1st: Ayaan Gupta 222*
2nd: Vedant Sirohi 222
3rd: Parteet S.Sekhon 223
4th: Arjun S. Bhatia 227
T5th: Rajyeveer Sultania 229
T5th: Jai Bahl 229
7th: Kartik Singh 230
8th: Udai A. Middha 236
9th: Pritish S. Karyat 238
10th: Shravan Kadyan 239
Final Top 10 – Girls
1st: Anvvi Dahhiya 225
2nd: Ragini Navet 230
3rd: Yashita Raghav 230
T4th: Vanya Bansal 232
T4th: Prarthana Khanna 232
6th: Ravjot K. Dosanjh 234
T7th: Lavanya Jadon 236
T7th: Keya K. Badugu 236
T9th: Palakshi Siingh 237
T9th: Kashika Misra 237