Golf

By A Staff Reporter Mahendra Mainali won the title of Indian Ambassador's Invitational Golf Tournament here at Gokarna Golf Club on Saturday. Playing with 12 handicap, he scored 41 stableford points to win the prestigious trophy and a Callaway Epic Flash driver.15 year old, Sadbhav Acharya won the best gross award after scoring 38 gross points. His card included four birdies on seventh, 12th, 13th and 16th holes against a double-bogey on the 15th hole. He won a trophy and Callaway Bi bertha hybrid. Gokarna Golf Club President Suhrid Ghimire finished nett runner-up on the count back after he tied with Pradeep Kumar Shrestha and Maj Gen Mahesh Bikram Karki. Ghimire scored 22 on the back nine compared to 15 of Shrestha and 14 of Karki. He got trophy and Callaway epic f...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Dharan’s local professional golfer Shukra Bahadur Rai has won title of the Surya Nepal Eastern Open. Along with the title, Rai also bagged a purse of Rs 135,000. Rai scored 1 over 61 on the third day to take a five-stroke lead in the tournament that kicked off on Monday. He scored an overall total of 1 under 209 to finish ahead of amateur Subash Tamang. On the final day of the tournament, Rai played even-par 36 in the front nine and 1 over 35 in the back nine. The Surya Nepal Eastern Open was the second event of the Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2020-21. The tournament featured a total of 48 Golfers -- 30 professionals and 18 amateurs--  at the Dharan Golf Club, Dharan.  The event sponsored by Surya Nepal Pvt. Ltd. was be played over 54 ho...

By a Staff Reporter KATHMANDU - Jayaram Shrestha clinched the title of the Surya Nepal Kathmandu Open at the Royal Nepal Golf Club on Thursday.  Shrestha carded four-under 64 on the final day of the tournament to score a total of nine-under 263 to claim his maiden career title. He registered a two-stroke victory over Nepal No 1 Bhuwan Nagarkoti. Along with the title, Shrestha received a purse of Rs 110,000.  Nagarkoti carded two-under 66 for the 72-hole total of 265 and earned Rs 74,000. Dinesh Prajapati finished third at five-under 267 after the played a round of even-par 68. He bagged Rs 60,000. Kumar Kami, Bhuwan Kumar Rokka and overnight leader Rabi Khadka shared the fourth position at three-under 269 and received Rs 42,000 each. Kami carded four-under 64, while R...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Surya Nepal Golf Tour is all set to kick off in Kathmandu from Monday, December 6. The Surya Nepal Kathmandu Open Golf Tournament is the first of several tournaments to be held under the Surya Nepal Golf Tour. Nepal Golf Association (NGA) unveiled the schedule of the tournament on Sunday amid a press conference in the capital. According to the association, the Surya Nepal Kathmandu Open Golf Tournament will be held at the Royal Nepal Golf Club in Kathmandu. The four-day tour will conclude on Thursday. A total of 34 professional golfers will participate in the event, informed the organisers. Pro golfers Bhuvan Nagarkoti, Shukra Bahadur Rai, Rame Magar and Sanjay Lama are among the participants. Golfer Subas Tamang will be competing in the amateu...

Kathmandu : Tribhuwan Army Officers Golf Club won the title of club championship of Nepal Tourism Cup Golf Tournament on the count back system here at Gokarna Golf Club. Tribhuwan Army represented by South Asian Games double gold medalist Subash Tamang and MAj Nischaya Jung Rayamajhi came over two-shot overnight deficit over Gokarna Golf Club to win the tile on count back after being tied with team total of 12-over 300. Subash carded two-under 70 today whereas Maj. Nischaya scored five-over 77. Gokarna Golf Club's Sadbhav Acharya carded even-par 72 and Tashi Tshiring's five-over 77 for a total of 12-over 300 were forced to second place on a count back format. Himalayan Golf Course, Pokhara was third with the score of 49-over 337, Dharan Golf Club was fourth with the score of 52-...