Bainsla in the van as youngsters impress USKG Indian C’ship

Combination image of stars of the US Kids Golf Indian Championship in action on the classic course near Manesar on Thursday (from left) Prince Bainsla, Taanush Kumar, Drona Singh Dhull, Nihal Cheema and Gairat Kaur Kahlon. Image courtesy of USKGI

By Rahul Banerji

Prince Bainsla had a solitary birdie against one double bogey, but a steady stream of pars kept him ahead 15-18 at Boys on Thursday after two days of the US Kids Golf Indian Championship in Manesar.

On a day when scoring was difficult at the Classic Golf and Country Club, Shashank Sachin Gadre of Uganda recorded his second straight par round of 72 to take second place.

Also in the mix was former champion Arshvant Srivastava, whose second-round 75 had four birdies against three bogeys and a late triple bogey, but for which he would have been closer to Bainsla.

Nihal Cheema impressed with a 2-under 34 in the Boys 8, where he was 12 shots ahead of arch-rival Zowra Sikand.

Cheema, a former medalist, had three birdies to one bogey in his 9-hole round of 34.

Taanush Kumar (70) was the new leader in the Boys 9 with six birdies against four bogeys. Aryaan Mittal finished in second place, level with first-round leader Samar Singh.

Nice performance

Another good player was Drona Singh Dhull in the Boys 11 with a 70 card, six birdies against two bogeys and a double, making him the runaway leader of Malaysia’s Aayan Chhita and Che Faidh.

Malaysia’s Raja Muhammad Syakir added a second consecutive 73 to stay clear in the Boys 12, while Arihaan Beri was ahead of Devvrat Singh in Boys 13-14.

In the girls section, Naaysha S. Singh retained pole position after a second round of 3-over 39 in the Girls 8 section, while Gairat Kaur Kahlon (74) led Aadya Kaushal (78) by four shots in the Girls 9-10.

Aanya Dandriyal (77) took the lead in the Girls 11-12, while Malaysia’s Choi Quinn (79) finished second.

Shambhavi Chaturvedi also took the lead in the girls 13-14 division, ahead of first-round leader Ridhima Singh, who had an 82 after a first-round 68.

In the Girls 15-18, Preitisha Kaur Gill (76-73) was in the lead with Myra Kumar (78-77) in second place.

Results day 2

Boys

Age 7 (9 holes): 1. Keon Agarwal (42-41) 83; 2. Adir Singh Chawla (50-45) 95

Age 8 (9 holes): 1. Nihal Cheema (36-34) 70; .2. Zowra Sikand (41-41) 82

Age 9: 1. Taanush Kumar (82-70) 152; 2. Aryaan Mittal (80-80) and Samar Singh (76-84) 160

Age 10: 1. Vedaansh Jain (79-78) 157; 2. Ryan Advik (82-81) 163

Age 11: 1. Drona Singh Dhull (73-70) 143; 2. Aayan Chhita (SAF) (75-85) and Che Faidh Amsyar Faizul (MAL) (82-78) 160

Age 12: Raja Mohammed Syakir (Mal) (73-73) 146; 2. Siddhant Sharma (78-69) 147

Age 13-14: 1. Arihan Beri (72-77) 149; 2. Devvrat Singh (78-81)

Age 15-18: Prince Bainsla (66-73) 139; 2. Shashank Sachin Gadre (72-72) 144

Girls

Age 8 (9 holes): 1. Naasyha S Sinha (37-39) 76, 2. Abbakka Rawat Chettri (47-38) 85

Age 9-10: T1. Gairat Kaur Kahlon (75-74) 149; 2. Aadya Kaushal (75-78) 153

Age 11-12: 1. Aanya Dandriyal (81-77) 158; T2. Choi Quinn Cie (81-79) and Aaradhya Rawat (76-84) 160

Age 13-14: 1. Shambhavi Chaturvedi (74-76) 150 and Ridhima Singh (68-82) 150

Age 15-18: 1. Preitisha Kaur Gill (76-73) 149; 2. Myra Kumar (78-77) 155

Also read: Flying start from Bainsla, leads by five at US Kids Golf Indian C’ship

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