Prince Bainsla’s gritty show on Day 2 of the NCR Cup 10th Junior Golf Tournament is testimony that patience and hard work can transcend any barrier.
The 13-year-old, a part of the Delhi Golf Society’s (DGS) Camp of Excellence, is also a recent recipient of a brand new golf set which was procured under an initiative by DGS and Good Samaritan Ashish Jain.
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Armed with the new clubs, the wiry golfer shot to top of the leaderboard in B Boys with a card of 2-under 70, nine shots better than his opening show at the Delhi Golf Club’s Lodhi Course.
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Prince’s ascent to 149 meant the top three in this category is cornered by Camp of Excellence students with Ranveer Mitroo tying for the lead with a Day 2 73. Udai Aditya Middha (74, 76) is a shot back at 150 and shares the third spot with overnight leader Pritish Singh Karayat.
Prince and Ranveer also share the top spot in A and B Boys combined with Rakshit Dahiya, who stayed top of A Boys at 149 with a second round 75. Ishan Ahuja lies four shots back in A Boys after a 75 on Thursday, and is followed by Parth Raman Sood, a shot adrift.
DGS Camp of Excellence pupils continued to stamp their class as Mannat Brar took over the top spot in A Girls with a Day 2 72, which took her to 147 and gave a two-shot cushion over overnight leader Kashika Misra. Charvi Vaid lies third at 153.
The trio also occupies the top three spots in Girls A and B combined.
Thursday saw action commencing in Categories C, D and E with the par-62 Peacock Course also coming into play.
Arihaan Beri emerged the early leader in C Boys with a 2-over 64. The card gave him a three-shot advantage over Chaitanya Pandey. Rudra Pratap Bhati shot a 69 to be third. In girls, Anushka Gupta (69), Naina Kapoor (70) and Nyra Singh (72) make the top-three.
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Coming to the tiny tots, Ojaswini Saraswat was the standout performer with the only sub-par show in Category D. With a 4-under 58, Ojaswini worked up a handy 11-shot lead over Dalisha Chetry, who is followed by Bhuvi Srivastava at 75.
In D Boys, Zorawar Sandhu’s 1-over 63 placed him top in a tightly-packed leaderboard. A shot back is Sohraab Singh Talwar and Raajveer Singh Suri is at 65.
In E Boys, Avviraaj Kalia shot level-par 31 to lead in E Boys. He is followed by Divjot Gupta and Nihaal Cheema two shots back. In girls, Amaira Gulati, took the top spot, and is followed by Dhriti Singh and Devina Rai Vaish.
