Greater Noida, November 21, 2012: It was a day dominated by
the foreign contingent, but India
had her moments as the 4th Albatross International Junior Golf Championship got
under way today.
Tapendra Ghai shone in the top category (‘A’), his card of
level-par 72 one shot better than Feroz Garewal and three ahead of Manu Gandas,
giving India
a good start in this category.
Meanwhile, Piyush Sangwan was superb on the opening day,
holding off the challenge of top internationals to lead Category ‘B’. Piyush,
unfazed as ever, shot a 73 to trump the efforts of Luca Filippi of South Africa and Thailand ’s Puwit Anupansuebsai.
Indian girls also sparkled on day one, with Ankita Kedlaya
and Seher Atwal excelling in Category ‘B’. Ankita goes into the second day with
a one-shot lead over Seher and Kanyalak Preedasutthijit of Thailand .
The star of the day, undoubtedly, was Malaysia ’s
Lucas Yee Jung Jin, who returned a brilliant three-under 69 in Category ‘C’. It
was the day’s best score by far, and gave Lucas a commanding lead of nine
shots. Category ‘A’ (girls) saw South Africa’s Cara Gorlei finish 18 holes on
73, a lead of two over her fellow South African, Magda Kruger, and Benyapa
Niphatsophon of Thailand.
In Category ‘C’ (girls), Kornkamal Sukaree enjoyed a
comfortable advantage over her challengers; the Thai’s 79 was six shots to the
good over India ’s
Arshia Mahant. Thais also held the upper hand in Category ‘D’ with Nattabutara
Unyamanee (boys) and Unyamanee Wongaroon (girls) topping the leaderboard, ahead
of, respectively, Pratyush Sharma and Anika Varma.
Press release
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