Golf league: Sultans log 3rd win in a row

The Sultans of Swing recorded their third consecutive win during the Chandigarh Golf League. The team defeated Signature by KLV 6-1. Tee Birds were held by Moksha Royals as Ninjas blitzed the Pirates of the Greens 5.5-1.5 to boost their chances of qualifying for the knockout stages.

Captain’s 18 left it late to secure a 4-3 win over Swinging Samurai as the final match of the day went down to the final hole. Randeep Singh equalled the biggest singles win of this edition with 9 and 7 scoreline in his favour as Padamjit Sandhu braved his opponent to win 2 Up. Two four-ball games finished all square and Jaipal Hundal-Brig HS Gill dialled in a point for the Samurai.

Ninjas’ Amarinder Bindra won his singles game 6 and 5 with Dalip Kang following it up. For the Pirates, Avirat Sundra and Col Rupendra Singh managed to salvage a tie after being down three holes with three left to play. Zorawar Singh and Tanveer Grewal added the finishing touch with a 2 Up win for the Ninjas.

Sultans’ Tarun Lehal and Yogeshwar Ghuman won the singles games while Bikramjit Bhinder-Gaurav Sethi pair won 6 and 5 to put their team on the top of the leaderboard. Royals followed up with a performance against Tee Birds. Dhruv Kumar halved his game against Saurabh Mangat as Shaurya Sharma continued his rich form by carding another point for Tee Birds. Four games went to the final hole with the Arvind Bajaj-Sehajbir Singh Sidhu pair winning 1 Up.