Captains of the 7 schools with the Alma Mater Cup Trophy
Seven major Delhi schools fielded teams of 16 players each in the highly successful first edition of the “Alma Mater Cup” at the Qutab Golf Club, played last week in Delhi.
Modern School Barakhamba : Winners 880 points
St.Columba’s School 1st runner-up 882 points
DPS Mathura Road 2nd Runners up 884 points
The participating schools were
Modern Barakhambha
St Columba’s
British School
Vasant Valley
Modern Vasant Vihar
DPS Mathura Road
DPS RK Puram
Competition was fierce as Modern Barakhamba won the tournament with a score of 880 from St Columba’s who were 2nd on 882 while DPS Mathura Road was 3rd on 884.
The Format was : Total of 13 Scores counted out of 16 players : 3 best gross scores and 10 best net scores based on handicaps being adjusted on the Double Peoria system.
What might give current junior golf a boost is if these schools include an inter-school division open only for teams of current students which will give our young golfers better recognition at the school level.
A similar tournament has been played for the past several years in Delhi between boarding schools including The Doon School (Dehradun), Mayo College ( Ajmer), The Lawrence School Sanawar ( Shimla) and the Scindia School ( Gwalior) .
This is a welcome initiative which we hope to see replicated in other Indian cities as well.
Photo – 4moles