Shillong, June o1: The first day of the 11th leg of the IGU East Zone Amateur Feeder Tour ended today. With a total turnout of almost 50 participants, the tournament holds significance as the tour is almost reaching its end.
Despite the warning of 80% precipitation, the weather seemed to be supporting the golfers with a clear blue sky and with the golf course being in top-notch condition, the golfers had an enjoyable round on day-1.
The support of the Shillong Club Ltd. (Golf Section) and the Meghalaya Golf Promoters’ Society (MGPS) has been a great help for the tournament.
The tour is divided under 5 categories including Amateur, Mid – Amateur, Senior, Super Senior and Ladies. Special categories for the juniors were added this time including both 18 and 9 holes, respectively.
Khokon Mollah of Kolkata leads the amateur category with a score of 72 followed closely by Pratham Choudhary from Jamshedpur with a score of 73.Both Dr. K I Singh and Brightstar Kurbah share the lead under the Mid-Amateur category with a score of 78.
The Senior category will witness a serious competition as well with only 1 shot difference between Girish Chandra Das and Tony Curtis Lyngdoh with a total of 87 and 88 respectively.
Anil Pargal from the Super Senior category comfortably leads day 1 with an impressive score of 78 leaving Col M M Singh 6 shots behind.In ladies Category, Pooja Goenka leads the first day with 89 on her card. Shaurya Goenka (87) and Ryan Lyngdoh (53) leads the Juniors 18-holes and 9-holes category respectively.
