200 golfers teed off over two days at the Delhi Golf Club last week at the Mercedes Benz – T&T Motors Trophy The tournament saw over 100 players each day competing for three spots available each day for the Mercedes Trophy 2022 national final to be held in Pune at the beginning of June.
T&T Motors also celebrated completion of 25 years of being a Mercedes – Benz dealership, the longest of any dealer in India. To share in the 25 year celebration, they awarded a special prize to all participants who were born on the 25th day of the month.
The event highlight was the two hole in ones scored – one on each day. Sanjeev Sodhi scored the ace on the 17th on day one and Navina Punj matched his feat on the 12th on day two. Both players were awarded with the latest OnePlus 10 Pro mobile phones for their efforts.
Winners – Day 1
Name Handicap Points
Cat A Armaan Anand 8 40
Cat B Nitin Gupta 18 44
Cat C Rajeev Sharma 22 42
Invitational Section
Name Handicap Points
Winner Ashish Goel 14 41
Runner-Up Ashish Jain 13 40
On Course Contests
Category Winner Results
Make My Trip Straightest Drive #4 Ashok Sud 1 inch
Vredestein Tyres Longest Drive #10 Kanish Ghosh 325 Yards
Ballantine’s Longest Drive #14 Simran Gujral 306 yards
Closest to Pin #17 Sanjeev Sodhi Hole in one
Winners – Day 2
Name Handicap Points
Cat A Tushar Saigal 13 39
Cat B Capt. Vikram Yadav 18 37
Cat C Akshay Gupta 20 38
Invitational Section
Name Handicap Points
Winner Cmdr Anil Ratan 11 38
Runner-Up Vijay Deswal 18 38 (Lost on lower handicap)
On Course Contests
Category Winner Results
Make My Trip Straightest Drive #4 Shantanu Chaturvedi On the line
Vredestein Tyres Longest Drive #10 Vikas Anand 300 Yards
Ballantine’s Longest Drive #14 Sandeep Badyal 321 Yards
Closest to Pin #17 Rajendra Prasad 5ft