Shillong, Nov 20: Bimal Kumar Pandey and Rehan Naidu clinched victory in the final round of the MGPS Meghalaya State Golf Championship 2024 and Batkupar J Synrem Memorial Open, an event co-sanctioned by IGU East Zone Junior & Amateur Feeder Tour.
The event was hosted at the Assam Rifles Environmental Club Park and Training Area at Laitkor on 16th and 17th November. The organiser was the Meghalaya Golf Promoters’ Society, the body recognised by the Indian Golf Union and Meghalaya State Olympic Association as the apex body for golf in the state. The Batkupar J Synrem Memorial Open is named eponymously in memory of an avid golfer and MGPS founder member.
A packed event had more than 90 participants who displayed the best of their golfing skills over the two days of the tournament.
Due to certain circumstances , only nine holes were played in the second round. Posting a 42 in the second round, Pandey, from the Amateur category, scored an overall of 116 to win his category. Pandey clinched victory by a sudden death play-off with his strongest competitor, M Ori, who also posted the same score. His overall score secured posted him as the winner from Mid-Amateur category as well.
Naidu, who was placed second after the first round at 81, improved his performance in the second round with 40, giving him victory in the A&B Boys category with an overall score of 121. He also held the top score from B Boys as well.
Anya Singh posted the winning overall score of 111 and won the A&B Girls Combined category.
Maintaining the previous day’s position, Senior category golfer Yogesh Chettri won his division with an overall score of 122.
Dilip K Borah won the Super Senior category with an overall score of 129 and was also the runner-up in the Senior category.
Subhra Mishra from the Ladies category held on to her leading position consistently and posted a total of 138 to win her division.
Participants from C Boys played 12 holes in the first round. However, their final scores were calculated over 18 holes overall, as only 9 holes were played on the second day. Daiwik Naidu scored an overall of 80 and became the winner from C Boys, while Aryan Bajaj won E Boys with a total of 49 by playing 9 holes.
Akansha Jaiswal and Sahej from B Girls and C Girls won their respective categories with 222 and 122 overall scores respectively. Jaiswal also became the runner-up from B Girls.
Ori and Abhishek Mitra were placed at the second and third position with overall scores of 116 and 117 respectively from both Amateur and Mid-Amateur categories.
Kompella Suryanarayana Murty secured the runner-up position from the Super Senior category with an overall score of 144.
Anthony Hek (129) and Keisham Indrajit (130) secured the runner-up and second runner-up positions from the Senior & Super Senior Combined category.
Hredaan Raj Bihani and first round lead scorer Shaurya Bhatnagar scored a 123 and 134 respectively to be placed in second and third from the A&B Boys Combined category. Hredaan was also placed second from B Boys.
Manan Bagrecha was third from B Boys and fourth in the A&B Boys Combined category with a total score of 134.
Naina Dinodiya scored a total of 152 and secured the position of the runner-up from C Girls.
The final round ended with the distribution of the awards to the winners from different categories. Among the dignitaries present were cabinet minister AL Hek, MIDC Chairman James PK Sangma and officials of Assam Rifles.
(Meghalaya Golf Promoters’ Society photo)