The day belonged to young Trisha S Kumar who started at a handicap of ten and played superbly to emerge the winner with 6 under her handicap net score of 66. Khalin Joshi fought hard with a 1 under par score of 71 even as Syed Saqib Ahmed struggled, scoring a 9 over par 81.
Speaking about the newest entrant into the Puravankara Bangalore amateur team Rishi Narain, Founder of Rishi Narain Golf Management, the promoters of the Louis Philippe Cup said "The main aim of the Louis Philippe Cup is to popularize golf across the country and give amateurs a chance to play on the big stage. We are glad that young amateurs are excited by this opportunity and we are happy to unearth new talents like Trisha and provide an opportunity for them to prove their mettle."
Trisha will now join B. K Satish Kumar from Eagleton on the Puravankara Bangalore amateur team and play alongside the likes of 2011 Panasonic Open winner Anirban Lahiri, Delhi golfer Manav Jaini and Abhishek Jaha for the City pro-am title on the 7th and 8h March of the Louis Philippe Cup.
About the Louis Philippe Cup:
The Louis Philippe Cup, with its new IPL-style format, and Rs.1.20 crore purse will be the richest domestic event on the PGTI calendar. All the top ranked golfers on the PGTI circuit including former Asian Tour Player of the Year Jyoti Randhawa, European Tour regular Shiv Kapur, two time European Tour winner SSP Chowrasia, two time Asian Tour winner Gaganjeet Bhullar, 2011 Asian Tour winner Anirban Lahiri, 2011 Singapore Classic winner Himmat Rai and current No.1 in the Rolex-PGTI rankings Chiragh Kumar have confirmed their participation in the extravaganza.
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