Gladiators, Mulligans in golf league semis

Chandigarh Gladiators upset Hunting Hawks 4-3 in the opening quarterfinal of the Chandigarh Golf League, at Chandigarh Golf Club. Cee Dee Mulligans also came through by the same scoreline against Sultans of Swings in a match finished at the final putt.

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Captain’s 18 beat Tee Birds in a nail biting finish. They were tied at 3.5 points each at the end of regular seven games and in the playoff that ensued Padamjit Sandhu and Randeep Singh prevailed on the 4th playoff hole. Panthers continued their impressive form with a massive 6-1 win over the spirited Golf Ninjas.

Captain’s Mivaan Singh and Shaurya Sharma ticked off the points with wins before Kanwal Bajwa and Pukhraj Brar pair won 1-Up and Col AS Bajwa and YS Bains closed out their game 4 & 3. Gladiators’ Brig PPS Dhillon and Capt MS Bedi led the four-ball results after the singles games were split. The crucial games were the third and fourth four-ball games wherein Harjeet Singh and Dalbir Randhawa pair won 2-Up and Satinder Dhillon and KPS Bhatti winning 2 & 1. Panthers made a short work of Golf Ninjas. Rabiya Gill and Raghav Bhandari won the singles 6&5 and 3&2, respectively, before a couple of close games. Mulligans defeated Sultans with singles were tight with Yogeshwar Preet Ghuman winning 1-Up and the other game being tied.

‘Beyond expectations’

Tournament Director Brandon de Souza stated that this year’s Chandigarh Golf League had exceeded expectations. “The format has been carefully designed to provide both players and spectators with a unique and entertaining experience. Everything has come together wonderfully. We’ve also succeeded in creating a stronger feeling of community around golf in Chandigarh, which is a significant victory for us,” he added.