Manjot & team lift pro amateur silver jubilee CGA cup

In a thrilling contest, the team of Manjot Singh, Brig HPS Dhillon, Col Amardeep Bajwa and Jagmohan Singh won the professionals’ category of the Pro Amateur Silver Jubilee Chandigarh Golf Association (CGA) Cup. The event was held to mark the 25 years of establishment of the CGA Range. The tourney was played in a four-ball format at the Chandigarh Golf Club.

Demonstrating exceptional skill and precision on the lush greens of the 72-par course, the winning team claimed the top spot with an impressive score of 42, narrowly defeating their opponents by one stroke. Saanya Sharma, Rajiv Modgill, Saguna Jain and Guntas Sandhu claimed the second position with a score of 41, while the team of Akshay Sharma, Ravi Verma, Jagpal S Sandhu and Vipul Dua finished as second runners-up with a score of 30.

In the amateur category, also played in a four-ball format, Raghav Bhandari, Naunihal Singh, Sanjam and Varinder Kalsi emerged victorious with an impressive score of 45. Hazel Chauhan, Bhupinder S Senior, Dashmeet Singh and Davinder Dhuri claimed the second position with a score of 40, while the team of HS Kang, Amandeep Singh, Sanjeev Dhingra. GS Lehal claimed third spot with a score of 33.

In the evening, a Lifetime Achievement Award was conferred to Padma Shri golfer Jeev Milkha Singh.

Special prizes were also awarded in various categories. Ceerat Kang won the Longest Drive prize with an impressive shot of 280 yards. The Nearest to Pin award was claimed by Sagar Diwan, whose shot landed just 8.2 feet from the pin. Meanwhile, the Straightest Drive prize was bagged by Navjot Mann for his drive.

Former IPS officer SK Sharma, president, CGA, and honorary secretary, Governing Council of the Indian Golf Union (IGU), congratulated all winners and participants for making the tournament a success. Sharma shared that the tournament was played in a tour scramble format and saw 22 four-ball teams and 88 players, including eminent persons and administrators from the golfing world. Earlier, the event was inaugurated by professional golfer Gaganjit Bhullar at Chandigarh Golf Club.

Harpuneet Singh Sandhu, general secretary, CGA, who is also a member of the governing council of IGU and Chairman of the National Golf Squad for the State of India, along with Sanjiv DP Azad, IRS, vice president, CGA, and Monish DP Azad, treasurer, CGA, were also present at the award ceremony.