Bengaluru, 11-06-2015
Navratna Ahmedabad wins Inter City Pro-Am of the Louis Philippe Cup
Defending champions Navratna Ahmedabad won the Inter city Pro-Am of the Louis Philippe Cup at Karnataka Golf Association today. The winning team featured Professional players Mithun Perera, Anura Rohana and Shankar Das and amateurs Devang Shah, Aditya Shah and Parthiv Mehta. Ahmedabad team returned with four under par, 284, to finish on top while the Zion Hills Bengaluru team finished as runners-up three shots behind.
Bengaluru team was represented by Pros Rahil Gangjee, C Muniyappa, Abhijit Chadha and amateurs Haider Hussain, winner, Hyderabad Golf Association qualifier, Karan Rao and Vinya Sal, winners of Champion Reef qualifier to end the day at one-under par, 287.
In a unique and competitive format for all participants, the combined 18-hole scores of two best scores out of the three pros and two best scores out of the three amateur on the team determine the winners of the Pro-am Title. The three member pro team will continue to battle over the next two days to win 4th Louis Philippe Cup which is played in a 54-Hole strokeplay format.
Devang Shah, owner, Navratna Ahmedabad team said, “Winning this tournament has become a habit for us. With our Pros making us proud in the first and last season by winning the prestigious Louis Philippe Cup, we are confident about making a hat-trick this time.”
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