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Thapa claims Golf title
Dhurba Thapa claimed the title of second Nescafe Gold Open Golf Tournament at the Gokarna Golf Club on Saturday. Thapa, an eight handicap player collected 40 points to secure the top position. The tournament was played under stableford ¾ handicap format.Dhurba Thapa claimed the title of second Nescafe Gold Open Golf Tournament at the Gokarna Golf Club on Saturday. Thapa, an eight handicap player collected 40 points to secure the top position. The tournament was played under stableford ¾ handicap format.
Sonam Ghale ended up second on count back after he was tied on 39 points with Prakash Gurung. Ghale secured second position by the virtue of better score on back nine. He had scored 20 points to that of 19 from Gurung. Tashi Tshiring won the best gross and most birdies awards. He earned 35 gross points and carded five birdies on his round.
Rekha Ghimire took home women’s category title with 33 points beating Pratima Sherpa (27 pts). Maj Gen Daman Bahadur Ghale secured top finish in senior aged 60 & above on count back. Tanush Sanghai won the junior category with 34 points. Devansh Agrawal ended up at the second spot with 33 points. Vijay Shrestha Einhaus secured the longest drive award and Suhrid Ghimire took closest to the pin honour.