Summary:
Bengaluru, Apr 26 (PTI) Viraj Madappa and Veer Ahlawat, two of India’s most promising young talented stars, shared the lead after a superb start in the Asian Games Golf trials here on Tuesday.
The duo shot 6-under 66 each for a two-shot lead over three others.
As the first round produced an intense battle, two shots behind the leading duo are the in-form Yuvraj Singh Sandhu, Rashid Khan, and amateur Milind Soni, who carded 68 each.Among women, the Bakshi sisters, Hitaashee led the field with 68 and Jahanvi, carded 69, which included a hole-in-one.
Avani Prashanth, an amateur with multiple wins on the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour, was lying tied-third alongside Seher Atwal, Gaurika Bishnoi and amateur Kriti Chowhan.A four-man team for men’s section and a three-member team for women’s section will be chosen for the Asian Games due to be held in China later this year.
The Indian Golf Union has worked out a selection system by which two men and two women have been selected based on their world ranking.
Two-time Olympian Anirban Lahiri, and Shubhankar Sharma have been given a berth each while Aditi Ashok, also a two-time Olympian and fourth in Tokyo Olympics, and Tvesa Malik have already been picked for women’s team.