Rajiv Gambhir (Chairman, Silver Arrows), Winners – Nakul Dahiya, Ashish Bhan & Arun Anand with Tushar Kumar (Managing Director & CEO, Silver Arrows)
The 23rd annual edition of the Mercedes Trophy, the largest amateur golf series in the country involving around 2500 amateur golfers in 8 different cities, played the first two of its 5 days in Delhi NCR as the Silver Arrows Trophy at Qutab Golf Club followed by Jaypee Greens Resort in Greater Noida with over 100 golfers in attendance each day.
At each of the 18 tournament rounds across the country, the participants will compete for 3 spots in the national final scheduled for Oxford Golf Resort, Pune on March 15-16th, 2024.
Three winners from the National Final qualify for the MercedesTrophy World Finals to be held in Stuttgart in late September alongside winners from 50 countries around the world.
RESULTS –
WINNERS QUTAB GOLF CLUB
Category Name NETT Points
A Ashish Bhan 42
B Nakul Dahiya 42
C Arun Anand 41
RUNNERS-UP
Category Name NETT Points
A Ishaan Khanna 39
B Prtihvi Bijlani 37
C Anant Goyal 39
ON COURSE CONTESTS
Category Name Measurements
Straightest Drive #1 Preet Singh On the Line
Longest Drive #8 Sumit Kapur 293 Yards
H&S Dubai Closest to Pin #13 Rafikul Islam 2ft
WINNERS – JAYPEE GREENS
Vikas Kumaria (Head of Network Development , Mercedes-Benz India), Winners – Anuj Kumar Garg & Gagan Agarwal, Rajiv Gambhir (Chairman, Silver Arrows), Manav Sardana and Tushar Kumar (Managing Director & CEO, Silver Arrows)
Category Name NETT Points
A Manav Sardana 38
B Anuj Kumar Garg 34
C Gagan Agarwal 34
RUNNERS-UP
Category Name NETT Points
A Capt. Saif Qezilbash 36
B Vikram Sharma 33
C Nishant Kalia 32
ON COURSE CONTESTS
Category Name Measurements
H&S Dubai Closest to Pin #5 Anurag Aggarwal 2 feet
Longest Drive #6 Sanjay Chadha 290 Yards
Straightest Drive #1 Santosh Yadav 4 inches
Best Lady Golfer Neetu Aggarwal 32
Guest Category Rajeev Singh 39