Sixteen-handicapper, Gaurav Vaswani won this year’s India Cup Golf Championship which was concluded at the golf section of Ikoyi Club, over the weekend in Lagos.
In the weeklong event that featured over 400 golfers vying for honours in different categories, Vaswani’s 65 net return in the closing round earned him the coveted 2022 India Cup title at the par-71 course.
Sunil Thadani, Chairman of the organizing committee said the event lived up to its billing as the best in the annals on the strength of the support that sponsors and partners of the Indian Golfers Foundation lent to it.
Aditya Khosla, with twenty handicap, finished four strokes behind Gaurav to pick the runner-up prize while Bolaji Martins shot 70 net to place third.
Joachim Afe and Remi Olukoya got fourth and fifth places respectively. Oluwaseun Faleye won the Men’s gross price and was given a Business class return trip on Rwandair to Kigali or Mumbai.
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Lady golfers had their round on November 1st, with Rosie Nkeaka shooting 70 net to emerge winner amongst the Lady’s category. Ziona Obata was three strokes adrift and was runner-up. Lynda Obieze won the Ladies’ lowest gross with 87 while Fatoumata Coker and Kate Iketubosin won the longest drive and nearest to the pin respectively in the class.
Other winners at the event included Jerome Bello with the lowest gross and Tunde Owolabi who got the Net prizes in the veteran category at event.
In the Caddies and Professional round that teed off the 2022 Indian Cup on October 31st, Patrick Paul with 68 gross ran home with the professional’s prize, while Emmanuel Samuel and Linda Gabriel were the star players for the male and female caddies respectively.
According to Sunil Thadani, the Indian Golfers Foundation sees the India Cup Golf Championship as a tool to promote the bond that exists between its members and other nationals through the wonderful game.