Golfers Ahmed, Srirampura qualify for National finals

Bengaluru Jan 17 (IANS) Golfers Zubaer Ahmed CAT (0-18) and Prabhu Srirampura CAT (19-24) qualified for the National finals of the Mercedes Trophy it was announced on Wednesday.

Zubaer carded a nett score of 70.4 and Prabhu carded a nett score of 72.4 to grab the qualifications spots here.

The best Gross Winner of the day was H.B. Raju Gowda with an excellent round of 73 and there were a host of other prizes on offer to be won on the day.

Prominent winners included Darshan L who won the Ballantine s Long Drive Challenge with a mammoth drive of 300 yards.

The format of play was Double Peoria. This unique format of adjusting handicaps of players levels the playing field enabling golfers to have a greater chance of qualifying for the National Finals.

--IANS
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