Combo visual of US Kids Golf Indian Championship stars in action at the Classic course near Manesar on Thursday (from left) Prince Bainsla, Taanush Kumar, Drona Singh Dhull, Nihal Cheema and Gairat Kaur Kahlon. Image courtesy USKGI
By Rahul Banerji
Prince Bainsla had a lone birdie against one double bogey, but a steady stream of pars kept him the Boys 15-18 lead after two days of the US Kids Golf Indian Championship in Manesar on Thursday.
On a day scoring was tough at the Classic Golf and Country Club, Shashank Sachin Gadre of Uganda brought in his second straight par round of 72 to hold second place.
Also in the mix was past champion, Arshvant Srivastava, whose second round 75 had four birdies against three bogeys and a late triple bogey but for which he would have been closer to Bainsla.
Nihal Cheema impressed with a 2 under 34 in the Boys 8, where he was 12 shots clear of arch-rival Zowra Sikand.
Cheema, a past medallist, had three birdies against one bogey in his 9-hole round of 34.
Taanush Kumar (70) was the new leader in the Boys 9 with six birdies against four bogeys. Aryaan Mittal was second tied with first round leader Samar Singh.
Fine performance
Another fine performer was Drona Singh Dhull in the Boys 11 with a 70 card that had six birdies against two bogeys and a double to be the runaway leader over Aayan Chhita and Che Faidh of Malaysia.
Malaysia’s Raja Muhammad Syakir added a second straight 73 to stay clear in the Boys 12, while Arihaan Beri was ahead of Devvrat Singh in Boys 13-14.
In the girls section, Naaysha S. Singh maintained pole position after a second round of 3 over 39 in the Girls 8 section, while Gairat Kaur Kahlon (74) led Aadya Kaushal (78) by four shots in the Girls 9-10.
Aanya Dandriyal (77) took over the lead in the Girls 11-12 with Malaysia’s Choi Quinn (79) second.
Also moving into the lead was Shambhavi Chaturvedi in the Girls 13-14 ahead of first round leader, Ridhima Singh, who had an 82 after a first round 68.
In the Girls 15-18, Preitisha Kaur Gill (76-73) was in the lead with Myra Kumar (78-77) in second place.
Day 2 results
Boys
Age 7 (9 holes): 1. Keeon Agarwal (42-41) 83; 2. Adir Singh Chawla (50-45) 95
Age 8 (9 holes): 1. Nihal Cheema (36-34) 70; .2. Zowra Sikand (41-41) 82
Age 9: 1. Taanush Kumar (82-70) 152; 2. Aryaan Mittal (80-80) and Samar Singh (76-84) 160
Age 10: 1. Vedaansh Jain (79-78) 157; 2. Ryan Advik (82-81) 163
Age 11: 1. Drona Singh Dhull (73-70) 143; 2. Aayan Chhita (SAF) (75-85) and Che Faidh Amsyar Faizul (Mal) (82-78) 160
Age 12: Raja Muhammad Syakir (Mal) (73-73) 146; 2. Siddhant Sharma (78-69) 147
Age 13-14: 1. Arihaan Beri (72-77) 149; 2. Devvrat Singh (78-81) 159
Age 15-18: Prince Bainsla (66-73) 139; 2. Shashank Sachin Gadre (72-72) 144
Girls
Age 8 (9 holes): 1. Naasyha S Sinha (37-39) 76, 2. Abbakka Rawat Chettri (47-38) 85
Age 9-10: T1. Gairat Kaur Kahlon (75-74) 149; 2. Aadya Kaushal (75-78) 153
Age 11-12: 1. Aanya Dandriyal (81-77) 158; T2. Choi Quinn Cie (81-79) and Aaradhya Rawat (76-84) 160
Age 13-14: 1. Shambhavi Chaturvedi (74-76) 150 and Ridhima Singh (68-82) 150
Age 15-18: 1. Preitisha Kaur Gill (76-73) 149; 2. Myra Kumar (78-77) 155
Also read: Flying start by Bainsla, leads by five at US Kids Golf Indian C’ship
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