Winners of the U.S. Kids event held at Classic Golf & CC , Gurgaon
With five players producing par or better on the final day to win their age category at the US Kids Golf Indian Championship, there was plenty of high-quality golf on offer at the Classic Golf and Country Club.
Ishan Ahuja (Boys 15-18), Adit Veeramachaneni (Boys 9) and Kabir Goyal (Boys 7 and under) shot one-under final rounds, as did Lavanya Gupta (Girls 15-18), while Pritish Singh Karayat overcame a poor first round 76 with rounds of 70-72 to beat back a strong field in Boys 13-14 category.
Four other winners, Rabab Kahlon (Girls 9-10), a less-than-fully fit Mahreen Bhatia (Girls 13-14), Chaitanya Pandey (Boys 11) and Kartik Singh (Boys 12) turned in cards of 1-over 73 each to lead the way in their respective age groups.
Dan Van Horn, Founder and President of US Kids Golf worldwide, gave away the prizes. In his address to the young golfers, Van Horn said that some of the best current golfers in the world, such as Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler, and Lexi Thompson had played in US Kids Golf events.
He also revealed that more than 40 players in both the US Open and Women’s US Open had played in US Kids Golf, underlining the strong foundation this series provides.
More than 100 youngsters from eight countries took part in the event and the next edition of the Indian Championship will be held in November 2023.
The last two events of the 2022 domestic US Kids Golf India series will be held on December 15 and 16.