Stage set for US Kids Indian Championship, local talents as favorites
Gurugram: The stage is set for the flagship event of US Kids India, where 91 youngsters from eight countries including India are set to compete in the 3rd Golf-India”>US Kids Golf Indian Championship.
The three-day 54-hole event from December 6 to December 8 is one of the global events where players earn Golf-Ranking”>World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) and Junior Scoreboard points, which play an important role in gaining college admissions. Are. Golf and other international events. Players will also earn priority points to earn spots at next year’s 2024 US Kids European Championships in Scotland and the 2024 US Kids World Championships on the world-renowned courses at Pinehurst.
Apart from host India, the seven countries that will be represented are Canada, United States of America, Kenya, Malaysia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and the UK.
There will be competitions in eight age groups for boys from under-7 to section 15-18 and five age groups for girls from section eight to 15-18. The entries include 67 boys and 24 girls.
Golf-and-Country-Resort”>The three-day event at the Classic Golf & Country Resort will feature age-specific yardages in all classes. Golfers”>Indian golfers, who have had some excellent results at the US Kids European and US Kids World Championships in 2023, will hope for more success.
“Playing at home will be a huge advantage for golfers”> “Indian golfers have played their competitions on the US Kids Local Tour at the same classic golf and country clubs,” said Rajesh Srivastava, President, US Kids. Golf India.
“The increase in the number of players on the local tour and the excellent scores, often below par, make us believe that Golf-India”> US Kids Golf India has brought out some of the very best talent. We want our youngsters to qualify for the European and World Championships.”
“The arrival of the US Kids Golf Series in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand has increased interest in different parts of Asia,” he said. “We will expand to more countries, and we have plans for a US Kids Golf Asia Tour.”
Some of the top Indian challengers are Nihal Cheema in Boys 7, Indian Championship winner Kabir Goyal in Boys 7, who has now moved to Boys 8. Another former winner, Adit Veeramachaneni, will now play in the Boys 10 after winning the Boys 9. In 2022.
Similarly, the Boys 11 category will include Vidit Agarwal, who won the Boys 10 title last year.
As usual, Boys 13-14 will see a big field including Prince Bainsla, Arshwant Srivastava, Ayan Dubey, Sohang Har Kantor and Zorawar Singh Toor.
In Boys 15-18, defending champion Ishan Ahuja will face 2022 Boys 13-14 title winner Pritish Singh Karayat. Other strong Indians in Boys 15-18 will include Vihaan Malhotra, Anshul Bhatti, Veer Ganapathy and Manyaveer. Shit.
India’s top stars in different girls’ age groups will include Ahana Shah (Girls 8), Naina Kapoor (Girls 11-12) and Ananya Sood and Parnika Sharma in Girls 13-14.
