Shillong
Kevin and Yaalisai shine in Shillong Open
Local lad Kevin Khyriem scored his maiden victory on the IGU
East Zone Feeder & Sub Junior Tour as he clinched the Milky Moo Shillong Open at the Par – 70 Shillong Golf Club.
The match went down to the penultimate round with Kevin carding 84 to edge out the trio of Subham Adak, Lakshya Bajaj and Rakshik Basu by one stroke and emerge victorious. Shillong Club Ltd. (Golf Section) hosted the event in collaboration with Meghalaya Golf Promoters’
Society (MGPS), who have been instrumental in getting the event in Shillong. The girl’s event saw
Yaalisai Verma took home the overall title while Divyanshi Agarwal & Srivani Agarwal won the Category B & C titles respectively. The special guest list included Mr. A.L. Hek, Hon’ble Minister, Govt. of Meghalaya; Mr. A. H. Scott Lyngdoh, Former Minister, and Director in Charge – Golf Shillong Club Ltd.; Mr. John F. Kharshiing, Working President, Meghalaya State Olympic Association; and Mr. Daniel S Jyrwa
(Vice President, MGPS) among others.
Ahmedabad
Caddies Day Out
Arjun Koli edged Mayur 
Goriya in a playoff to
win the 2018 Caddie
Golf League. This was Koli’s second league title, having previously triumphed in 2016.
Caddie Golf League (CGL) was started in 2014 by Siddharth Naik and Brijesh Patel, with the intention of giving caddies a true experience of playing the game. In its fifth edition this year, the event saw strong support from the 3 participating golf courses – Gulmohar Greens Golf & Country Club, Kensville Golf Living and Kalhaar Blues & Greens Golf Club – and their promoters.
More than 70 caddies took part in CGL 2018. The qualifying rounds were played at the individual courses on April 30. Ten top scorers from each course were then selected to play the finals at Kensville Golf Living on May 7.
(Read more in the June issue of Golf Digest India. Download here.