Baisoya wins Goodricke East India Amateur Golf Championship title

Delhi’s Honey Baisoya holds aloft Goodricke East India Amateur Golf Championship Trophy in Kolkata on December 25, 2011.

Kolkata, December 25, 2011: Delhi’s Honey Baisoya showed his swing in Rory McLroy’s style as he became the youngest winner of the 22^nd edition of  Goodricke East India Amateur Golf Championship at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club, Kolkata. The 15-year-old Baisoya, sent the opponent, The No.1 Amateur, S. Chikkarangappa home, wrapping up the match on the 34^th green to win 3 and 2. Both of them had to play 2 rounds of 36 holes as it was the final day of the tournament.

Baisoya secured a winning start after making birdies on 1^st, 4^th, 5^th, 9^th, 12^th and 15^th in the first round of 18 holes where both Baisoya and Chikka halved 11 holes. Though, Chikka won 3 matches on 7^th, 11^th and 14th, Baisoya was 2-up after the first round.

In the beginning of second round, Baisoya again took the early lead after making a birdie on the 1^st to go 3-up where Chikka’s 2^nd shot went 10 yards off the green and he made a par. Chikka, who was suffering with the pain in his foot, hit his tee shot on the left green on 2^nd and made a safe par while Baisoya double putted  hole for a bogey to go one-down for 2-up. Both of them hit the center fairway on the 3^rd and then Chikka’s second shot reached the edge of the green for another safe par while Baisoya made a 1-footer bogey to remain 1-up. After halving 4^th, Chikka hit his tee shot next to the bunker on 5^th and Honey made the par to go 2-up after hitting few ups and downs. Both of them halved 6^th and then Baisoya won 7^th and 8^th after making both pars to go 4-up. An aggressive Chikka kept giving a tough competition after halving 9^th, 10^th 11^th, 12^th, 13^th, 14^th and also by making a long awaited birdie on the 15^th  where Baisoya’s putt lipped out to go one-down again to maintain 3-up. By the time they reached 16^th, a tired Chikka hit the center fairway but his bad luck couldn’t get him a birdie while Baisoya got the advantage of a birdie on the 16^th to seal the victory.

A delighted Baisoya said, “I was very nervous throughout the round but now, I feel like I am on the cloud 9. I can’t show so much excitement as me and my dad wanted to be atleast 10-up in the first round but could only come up with 3 and 2. There is no doubt that I can’t express my feelings of winning my first amateur title from the no. 1 amateur of the country.”

A disappointed Chikka said, “I was struggling with my putting and the pain in my left foot but I played my fair game. Also, I am happy for the young Baisoya who showed me the real golf at this age which nobody else could show on the amateur circuit.”

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