Written by: Manvi Singh

 

With a phenomenal opening of the first leg at the US Kids Golf India Tour, the winners on the basis of their finish would soon gain priority points that’d help them to qualify for the US Kids Golf international events in Europe and the States. 

 

Along with sixty magnificent and enthusiastic players of all age groups, the brand new 2021 season of the US Kids Golf India Tour teed off at the Classic Golf and Country Club. Two of the most keenly fought contests in the highly popular event took place in the Boys-under-10 and Boys-under-12.

 

 

Arshvant Srivastava

 

In Boys-under-12, Arshvant Srivastava, who topped the season’s standings in 2019, had to go through the play-off against Kanav Chauhan after both were tied at the top with cards of 5-over 77 each. Arshvant eventually came off with the victory card again. 

 

Similarly, in Boys-under-10, Chaitanya Pandey beat Siddaan Chibber in the play-off after both were tied with scores 4-over 76. In the play-off, Chaitanya got the better of Dubai-based Siddhaan.

 

 

Chaitanya Pandey

 

Soaring the highest on the ground was tiny Gurugram golfer, Annika Chendira who finished six shots ahead of her nearest rival Kiara Yadav as she carded 7-over 43 for her nine holes. Equally impressive was Kabir Goyal, who won the Boys Under 6 division, where he shot 3-over for the nine-hole competition.

 

The three youngest divisions – Boys Under 6, Boys Under 7 and Girls Under 8 were contested over nine holes. The winners in many of the events were decided by a margin of just one or two shots and two were decided in a play-off.

 

 

 

 

Rajesh Srivastava, President, US Kids Golf India, added, “We are soon going to announce a scheme that will help these youngsters get more time on the course at the world-class ITC Classic Golf and Country Club. These kids are the future of Indian golf and their show in the first event was exemplary in terms of performance and on-course etiquette.”

 

 

Results of the First event of the 2021 US Kids Golf India North Tour:

 

Boys under-6: Kabir Goyal

Boys under-7: Samar Baijal

Boys under-9: Raajveer Singh

Boys under-10: Chaitanya Pandey (won in the play-off against Siddhaan Chibber)

Boys under-11: Armin Paul Singh

Boys under-12: Arshvant Srivastava (won in the play-off against Kanav Chauhan)

Boys 13-14: Vihaan Malhotra

Boys 15-18: Arjun Singh

Girls under-8: Annika Chendira

Girls 9-10: Shambhavi Chaturvedi

Girls 11-12: Parnika Sharma

Girls 13-14: Mahreen Bhatia

Girls 15-18: Aditi Bhardwaj