Gopal of Godavari Sports Club lead in golf championship

Chandigarh, Oct 19 (UNI) At the end of the second day of the second Mid-amateur Golf Championship being held at the Shivalik Army Golf Course at Chandimandir, A N Gopal of the Godavari Golf Club, Andhra Pradesh was leading with a score of 155 strokes.

Havildar Jahangir of the Shivalik Golf Club (SGC) and Balwant Singh Gill of Kapurthala were tied at the second spot with a score of 156 strokes. At the third position was H S Kang with 158 strokes.

In the 35th Amateur Golf Championship, which also got underway in three different categories at the same venue today, Laxman Singh of Calcutta led the course with 80 strokes in the 55-59 year category. He was followed by Col R S Grewal of SGC with 81 strokes and Brig G J Singh, also of SGC with 83 strokes.

In the 60-64 year category, Lt Gen H S Kanwar from Delhi was leading with 74 strokes, followed by Col A S Sandhu with 84 strokes and Col Prem Kumar of SGC at the third spot with 85 strokes.

In the third category (65 years and above ) Col G S Brar of SGC led the course with 85 strokes, while Col J S Kang of Chandigarh and Mr J M Khanna of Delhi were tied at the second spot with 87 points.

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