Nihaal Cheema (2nd from right) finished 4th in his age category of Boys 6 & Under
The U.S. Kids Golf World Championships is an annual event that welcomes golfers ages 5-12 to championship courses in the Pinehurst area. These courses, this event, and the community of Pinehurst come together to produce the world’s largest junior golf tournament, which provides a stage for golf’s next generation of stars to shine. The schedule consists of a Parade of Nations, Parent-Child Tournament, Trackman Demo Days, three rounds of championship play, and the Closing Ceremony. Following the three-day championship, the Van Horn Cup — a one-day best ball tournament featuring the top 12-year-old boys and girls — is contested on Pinehurst No. 4.
Six-year-old Nihaal Cheema of Chandigarh shot 34-37-36 (1-under 107) to finish fourth in the Boys 6 & under category in the U.S. Kids World Championship 2023. The event was played over 27 holes at Midland Country Club in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Cheema, a SKG student at Vivek High School, started playing golf at the age of two at the Chandigarh Golf Club. He has already competed in 40 golf tournaments in his young career.
His result was matched by Vedika Bhansali of Bangalore, who shot 36-37-33 (2-under 106) to finish tied for fourth in the Girls 7 & under category at Midland CC.
Ojaswini Saraswat from Punjab, a former medallist in the US Kids Golf World and European Championship, shot 72-68-78 (2-under 214) to also finish fourth in the Girls 10 age category at Southern Pines Golf Club.
Meanwhile Kabir Goyal of Noida shot 36-38-38 (4-over 112) to finish tied for sixth in the Boys 8 age category played at Mid Pines Golf Course in North Carolina while Shambhavi Chaturvedi from Noida shot 74-75-71 (4-over 220) for a tied-15th at Pinehurst No.5 in the Girls 12 category.
Other results –
Boys
Category Name Scores Finish
Boys 10A Adit Veeramachaneni 78-72-70(+4) T-24th
Boys 8 Sahib Aujla 43-47-47(+29) T-83rd
Boys 11 Chaitanya Pandey 74-75-71(+4) T-25th
Girls
Category Name Scores Finish
Girls 11 Naina Kapoor 81-80-76(+21) T-30th