Young golfers test their mettle in Tolly Junior Classic

KOLKATA: Young golfers of Kolkata took part in the

Tolly Junior Classic

- the second event of the Junior Tour 2019-20 - at the

Tollygunge Club

on Friday (October 4, 2019). The Junior Tour, which is a brainchild of famous Indian golfer

Indrajit Bhalotia

, is year-long tour.


The Tolly Junior Classic on Friday saw the participation of 50 golfers across different categories. In the category of A and B boys, Pragnan Saha emerged as the winner with a score of 89 while his sole competitor Rajdeep Paul was disqualified during the round. In C boys section, Rachit Bhalotia took home the trophy with a score of 89, just two shots ahead of Lakshya Agarwal.

In the D boys category, Shaurya Bhatnagar carded 90 to emerge triumphant while Vivaan Chhawchharia was the runner-up with a score of 95. Debmaharshi Majumder pulled off a major surprise in the category E boys as he hit a creditable 40 to pull ahead of the big guns and register a one-stroke victory over Rayan Sao. Meanwhile, Armaan Bhoopal put up a score of 54 to win the under-seven boys’ section.

In the A and B girls’ category, Sinjni Mukherjee came out on top with a score of 78 while Swastika Arora ended second with 86. Janniya Dassani was the winner in the C and D girls’ section with a score of 79 while Prisha Poddar took the second spot after having a round of 121. Meher Ghai took the top honours in the category E girls with a round of 43 while Anaya Agarwal finished second with 46. In the under-seven girls’ category, Julinka Roy Chowdhury was the champion after having a round of 46.