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Chandigarh’s Ayaan Gupta shines at junior golf meet
Playing at the IGU Haryana junior boys golf championship held in Panchkula over the course of four days, Chandigarh’s Ayaan Gupta took home the category A title with a score of 75, 72, 71, 77
City-based golfer Ayaan Gupta won the category A IGU Haryana junior boys golf championship, which was held at Panchkula Golf Club and concluded on April 15.
The 16-year-old took home the category A boys’ title with a score of 75, 72, 71, 77 over the course of four days.
Competing on an IGU spot, Gupta was also the overall winner in categories A and AB combined.
Gupta and the rest of the field, which comprised over 70 players from all over the country, had to battle the scorching playing conditions. The youngster, however, held his own and he managed to take home the title.
Gupta had lifted his first international tournament trophy as an eight-year-old at the 2014 US Kids International Championship. He also won the Pondok India International Junior Championship in Jakarta in 2016.
Competing at the IGU junior boys circuit since 2018, Gupta has finished in the top-10 at several category B events. His progress was halted by the pandemic in 2020, but Friday’s victory would have come as a big boost to his confidence. He is coached by Jassi.
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