Prize winners of NR Golf Championships

Seen in the picture are (sitting from left) JWGC Tournament Committee Chairperson Sonam Chugh, JWGC Hon. Secretary V.G. Achar, N. Ranga Rao & Sons Managing Director Arjun Ranga, JWGC President Dr. Abraham Thomas, JWGC Captain M.S. Yeshwanth and JWGC Hon. Treasurer R.S. Nitish; (standing - front row) M. Chirayu, K. Shankar, Marigowda, Col. C.P. Medappa, Rear Admiral R. Gaikwad, Dr. H. Umesh, Dr. S. Prasanna Shankar, Praveen Raju, Arun Srinivas and N. Nandisha; (standing - back row) Vivek V. Bhat, S.K. Lakshminarayan, K.K. Nandan, V. Prakash, M.G. Chengappa, Brig. R.V. Seetharamaiah, R. Madhusudan, Dr. T.V. Ramesh, K.L. Jayaprakash, B.S. Krishna, Deepak Kumar Jain, Dhananjay Basavaraj and Mahesh D. Chinnaswamy.

Mysuru: The 36th Edition of NR Golf Open Championship & 10th Edition of JWGC-NR Match Play Championship were held at Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Golf Club (JWGC) in city from Dec. 13 to 15.

The Championship marked a significant milestone, with golfers witnessing a dynamic shift with the introduction of an exciting 36-hole format, expanding from the traditional 24-hole competition.

The tournament began with a ceremonial tee-off by Arjun Ranga, Managing Director of Cycle Pure Agarbathi, at JWGC on Dec. 13 and concluded with the prize distribution ceremony at MRC Club House in city  on Dec. 15.

A total of 232 golfers took part in the Championships sponsored by N. Ranga Rao & Sons, Mysuru.

Prize-winners of N.R. Golf Open Championship-2024

Strokeplay Gross – 36 Holes: M Chirayu (148 Gross) – Winner; Shridhar Singh (150 Gross) – Runner.

Strokeplay Net (H/C 0 to 12) – 36 Holes: Deepak Kumar Jain (138 Net) – Winner; Sonam Chugh (143 Net) – Runner.

Strokeplay Net (H/C 13 to 18) – 36 Holes: K.K. Nandan (137 Net) – Winner; Dhananjay Basavaraj (140 Net) – Runner (Better Back 9 Over N. Nandisha & Dr. T.V. Ramesh).

Stableford Net (H/C 0 to 18) – 36 Holes: Dr. T.V. Ramesh  (73 Points) – Winner; K.L. Jayaprakash (72 Points) – Runner (Better Back 9 Over Jagadish Gowda).

Stableford Gross – 18 Holes: V. Prakash (29 Gross) – Winner; B.S. Krishna (28 Gross) – Runner (Better Back 6 Over M.G. Chengappa).

Stableford Net (H/C 19 to 24) – 18 Holes: Vivek Bhat (42 Points) – Winner; K. Shankar (41 Points) – Runner.

Stableford Net (H/C 0 to 24) – 18 Holes – For Seniors 65 Years & Above: R. Madhusudan (40 Points) – Winner; Marigowda (36 Points) – Runner (Better Back 9 Over H.K. Kamalanath & Dr. S. Prasanna Shankar).

Stableford Net (H/C 0 to 24) – 18 Holes – For Super Seniors 75 Years & Above: Dr. T. Manjunath (34 Points) – Winner.

Stableford Net (H/C 0 to 30) – 18 Holes – For Ladies: Nainika V. Kumar (37 Points) – Winner.

Longest Drive – 14th  Hole: Vivek V. Bhat (245 Yards) – Winner.

Nearest to the Pin – 15th Hole: Mahesh D. Chinnaswamy (2 Feet 7 Inches) – Winner.

Prize-winners of JWGC-NR Match Play Championship

Match Play Singles Gross Event: M.G. Chengappa – Winner; N. Maneesh – Runner.

Match Play Singles Net Event: V. Prakash – Winner; Praveen Raju – Runner.

Match Play Doubles Net Event: Arun Srinivas & N. Nandisha – Winners; Dr. H. Umesh & Dr. S. Prasanna Shankar – Runners.

Match Play Singles Net Event For Seniors: Col. C.P. Medappa – Winner; Rear Admiral R. Gaikwad – Runner.

Match Play Singles Net Event For Super Seniors: S.K. Lakshminarayan – Winner; Brig. R.V. Seetharamaiah – Runner.

This post was published on December 17, 2024 5:36 pm