Chadha wins Albatross juinor golf

Gurgaon, Nov 27 : Ankur Chadha lived up to his reputation and fired a level par 72 to win the category A title with a four-day total of 221 in the inaugural Albatross International Junior Golf Championship 2009 at the Jack Nicklaus-designed Classic Golf Resort, here Friday.

Overnight leader Ainesh Ahluwalia finished second at 224 after shooting a final round of six over 78, while Kunaal Bhatia finished six strokes behind him in third place at 230 after carding a final round of 82. Kushal Singh shot a 78 to finish fourth at 237 while Nikita Arjun bagged the Girls category title with a three-day total of 263

Thailand's Junior World Champion Korntawach Julamool carded the tournament's best round of six-under 66 to clinch the Category �B' title with a three-day tally of 212, while compatriot Natthawat Suvajanakorn finished second at 216 after shooting a final round of one under 71.

Manu Gandas (75) finished a further five strokes behind in third place at 221, while Honey Baisoya (75) came fourth at 223.

In Category �C', Piyush Sangwan (72) registered a nine-stroke win over Feroz Garewal (72) with a winning tally of 211. South Korea's Tae Seung Kim brought in a card of two-under 72 to finish third at 221, while Thai girl Benyapa Niphatsophon finished fourth at 222 after shooting a four over 76 today.

Category 'D' witnessed Thailand's junior World Champion Puwit Anupansoebsai clinch the title with a 24-stroke margin over second placed Karandeep Singh Kochar of India.

Puwit finished the tournament with a three-day total of 207 after shooting a final round of level par 72, while Karandeep who shot a 77, finished second at 231. Thailand's Kittipong Olankitkunchai finished third at 234 after carding a five over 77.

Final scores (after 54 holes):

Category A (15-17 yrs)

Boys: 221 Ankur Chadha (73, 76, 72); 224 Ainesh Ahluwalia (74, 72, 78); 230 Kunaal Bhatia (73, 75, 82); 237 Kushal Singh (78, 81, 78).

Girls: 263 Nikita Arjun (78, 93, 92); Runner up: 289 Serifa (UAE) (99, 97, 93)

Category B (13-14 yrs)

Boys: 212 Korntawach Julamool (Thailand) (74, 72, 66); 216 Natthawat Suvajanakorn (Thailand) (73, 72, 71); 221 Manu Gandas(74, 72, 75); 223 Honey Baisoya (72, 76, 75)

Girls: 246 Amrita Sarna (85, 83, 78), Runner-up: 255 Tavleen Kaur Batra (84, 82, 89)

Category C (11-12 yrs)

Boys: 211 Piyush Sangwan (68, 71, 72); 220 Feroze Garewal (74, 74, 72); 221 Tae Seung Kim - Kor (76, 75, 70); 222 Benyapa Niphatsophon (Thailand) (73, 73, 76);

Girls: 222 Benyapa Niphatsophon (Thailand); Runner Up: 229 Vrishali Sinha (79, 77, 73)

Category D (8-10yrs)

Boys: 207 Puwit Anupansoebsai (68, 67, 72); 231 Karandeep Singh Kochar (78, 76, 77); 234 Kittipong Olankitkunchai (78, 79, 77); 241 Kshitij Kaul (78, 81, 82)

Girls: 244 Amrita Anand (87, 82,75); Runner-up: 252 Onkanok Soisuwan (Thailand) (87, 85, 80)

Category E (6-7yrs)

Boys: 118 Harshjeet Singh Sethi (43, 40, 35); 131 Advait Chutke - USA (45, 45, 41); 136 Tanmay (44, 46, 46) ; 137 Aryaman Mahant (47, 46, 44)

Team Championship A + B Category: Winning team: 428 Komtawach Julamool & Nattawal Suvajanakom (Thailand)

Team Championship C + D Category: Winning team: 455 Benyappa Niphatsophan & Sethavuh Paradee (Thailand)