7th USHA DGC LADIES OPEN AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 KICKS OFF

Arshia Mahant-Photo by GPN Network

7th USHA DGC Ladies Open Amateur Golf Championship 2016 kicked off today at Delhi Golf Club, New Delhi with 105 participants competing for the top spots.

Diksha Dagar - Photo by GPN Network

Diksha Dagar – Photo by GPN Network

New Delhi, November 15, 2016 (GPN) : The 7th Usha DGC Ladies Open Amateur Golf Championship 2016 kicked off in full stride as 3 golfers shared the top spot after a tight first round in Category A today at Delhi Golf Club. Diksha Dagar, Arshia Mahant and Sifat Sagoo all carded two-over 74 in the category that features golfers with a 14-handicap and below. Usha has been supporting Ladies Amateur Golf for the last 29 years. This year’s tournament is witnessing a participation of 105 Indian amateur golfers.

It was quite the contest at the top as Diksha, Arshia and Sifat were engaged in a keen contest. Sifat had the best first nine, with a score of 37, while Arshia had a 38 and Diksha was two strokes astray. However, the return leg saw Diksha recover splendidly with a two-under 34 card, while Arshia scored a par 36, while Sifat stayed steady at 37, giving all three aggregates of 74.

Diksha, scratch (zero-handicap) golfer, had two bogeys and a double bogey on the first nine, but recovered splendidly with four birdies on the return leg. However, she also had two more bogeys, which cost her the lead.

Arshia also had two bogeys and a double on the first nine, but two birdies gave her a better card. She had three birdies on the back nine too, but a second double bogey on the 12th didn’t help her cause. Sifat had two bogeys and a birdies in the first nine and the exact configuration in the second, giving her a two-over card.

In Category C (Handicap -26 to -36), Nisha (79) was ahead of Usha Chatrath (80) and Kanwal Verma and Ankita Malhotra (84).

Usha has been supporting and promoting numerous sporting initiatives in the country which includes the Ultimate Frisbee, Golf (junior and ladies), IPL, marathon, cricket for deaf and Football. In addition to sports, the new age appliances from the company, like Infiniti Cook Halogen Oven, Usha NutriPress cold pressed juicers, on the go blenders, air coolers with ionizers and many other appliances also represent Usha’s commitment to promote a fun, active and healthy lifestyle.

 

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