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Kathmandu Saturday December 22, 2001 Paush 07, 2058.
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Rana heads amateur pack at even par 67
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Dec 21 – Pradeep Bikram Rana head the leader board of the
fourth Carlsberg Open Golf tournament which began at Royal Nepal Golf Club on Friday.
The first of the two-day event, organised by Gorkha Brewery Ltd in
association with RNGC and Nepal Professional Golfers’ Association, featured a total
of 38 amateur golfers.
Rana, secretary of RNGC, playing with 10 handicap completed the front nine at
5 over 38 and back nine at 6 over 39 to tally the gross score of 77.
One stroke behind is the runner-up of Carlsberg Nepal PGA Championship, Mani
Rai, who finished his round with the net score of 1 over 68. Rai, starting with
5-handicap, played the front nine at 9 over 40 while he completed the second nine at 1
under 33 for the gross figure of 73.
A lady golfer, Ritu Lumba, joined Rai at 1 over 68 to share
the first day’s second position. Playing with 23-handicap, Lumba finished her round
at a gross score of 91.
To finish the day at third, Raj Pradhan playing with 3-handicap, completed
the round at the net score 5 over par 72. He carded the front nine at 4 over 37 and 5 over
38 at back nine with the help of ‘hole in one’ at the par three 8th to manage a
gross score of 75.
Maj Krishna Kumar Ale, Hari Saran Nepali and Bishnu Bikram Shahi are placed
at fourth, fifth and sixth positions with respective net score of 73, 74 and 76.
Meanwhile, Spandan Lama leads the junior ranks with a net score of 11 over
78. Lama, with 18-handicap, played the first nine at 51 while completing the second at 45.
Forty-eight other amateurs complete their round on the final day of the event
Saturday under the fourth Carlsberg Golf Tournament 2001. The winner of the event will
earn a fabulous opportunity to witness the Malaysian Open Golf 2002 and be part of a
one-day play with professionals of the Asian PGA tour with Gorkha Brewery Ltd bearing all
the expenses related to travel and accomodation.
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