Jason Mathew, CEO Christel House ; Saif Mekhri – MD, BioGen; and the winners Dev Patel and Jai Gill
The 9th annual Christel House Charity Golf Tournament presented by Swagelok in association with Bio-Gen, at Prestige Golfshire, Bangalore saw 96 golfers tee off to collect funds to support education of impoverished children in Bangalore.
The tournament which once again presented a cheque of Rs 50 lacs to Christel House has been recognised as one of the best charity golf events in the world and the two winners each year are invited to play in the prestigious Duke of Edinburgh Cup International Charity Golf World Finals in London. The trip includes a round at the private golf course of the Royal Household inside the grounds of Windsor Castle and a black tie sit down champagne dinner with a member of the Royal Family in the Windsor Castle ballroom.
Farooq Ahmed of Harley Davidson with Aashray Goel of Panthera Projects
Ashish Agarwal of HSBC with Latha Bopanna
In a fair tournament where the best net stableford score was 36 points, a rarity in amateur handicap tournaments, the winning team of Jai Gill and Dev Patel won by just one point.
Christel House Charity Golf Results
Team Results – for the Duke of Edinburgh Cup World Final
| Category | Team | Team H'Cap | Nett Individual | Team Nett Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | Jai Gill | 7 | 36 | 71 |
| Dev Patel | 14 | 35 | ||
| Runner-Up | N.P. Thimmiah | 10 | 37 | 70 |
| Rajendra CM | 11 | 33 | ||
| Best Gross | David D’Souza | 36 pts | ||
| Panthera Closest to Pin #6 | N.K. Lenka | 2.7ft |
L-R – Vikram Vohra on behalf of Swagelok, the presenting sponsor handing over Best Gross trophy to David D’Souza