Anant Singh Ahlawat stands 2nd on the IGU Rankings
28-year-old Anant Singh Ahlawat, the 2018 All India Amateur Champion from Haryana and currently ranked 2nd on the IGU Merit list, carded rounds of 68-71-65-70 (14-under par) to win the Indian Golf Union’s Jharkhand Amateur on the second playoff hole at Golmuri Golf Club , Jamshedpur from another Haryana player – Rohit, who is currently IGU No.1.
Rohit carded rounds of 71-66-71-66 to tie Ahlawat for the lead at 14-under 274 after 72 holes but went down on the second extra hole.
Tushar Pannu, also of Haryana carded rounds of 68-70-69-69 for a third place finish at 12-under 276, closely followed by No.1 Indian junior Shat Mishra of Delhi with rounds of 66-72-72-68 at 10-under 278.
The tournament saw participation from India’s top-52 amateurs.
Photo – Anant Singh Ahlawat