Overnight leader in the girls combined section, Hunar had the better final day score to edge out Secundrabad’s Milind Soni. The two finished tied on 2-over 182 with Hunar declared winner on the basis of her 1-under par card on Friday. Milind was 1-over 73 for the day to top the boys Under-16 category.
The Chandigarh teenager also won the girls Under-16 title for her overall 2-over score.
Smriti Bhargav of Delhi, who also carded a 1-under 71 on Friday was declared winner of the Under-21 girls category. Other winners were Yuvraj Singh of Kapurthala in the boys Under-21s and All-India Amateur champion Aryan Roopa Anand in the boys Under-18 event.
All five winners now travel to Vietnam to play the Faldo Series Asia (FSA) finals at Laguna Lang Co between March 4 and 6, 2020.
Womens national champion Sneha Singh of Hyderabad was runner-up in the girls Under-16s while Avni Ptashanth of Bengaluru was declared runner-up in the girls U-21 group.
In the three boys categories, Vedant Sirohi of xxx finished second in the U-16 section, Chandigarh’s Bishmad Pal Singh Seerha was the U-18 runner-up and Arjun Rana of Gurugram the U-21 silver medallist.
The first day was reduced to nine holes due to inclement weather, with titles decided on the basis of scores over 45 holes.
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GOLF: HUNAR MITTAL IS OVERALL WINNER OF FALDO JR GOLF SERIES INDIA LEG
Special Correspondent - 2020-01-10 18:28
Greater Noida: Chandigarh’s Hunar Mittal emerged the overall winner of the IIFL Wealth-Faldo Series India junior Golf Invitational Championship at the Jaypee Greens here on Friday.