Four city golfers qualify from Kolkata Leg for Mercedes Trophy national finals
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IBNS): City golfers Nilesh Jatia handicap category (0-18) ,Sunil Surana handicap category (19-24) Akshay Bajoria handicap category A (0-18) and Sanjay Ajmera handicap category B (19-24) have qualified for the National Finals of Mercedes Trophy 2018 of the Kolkata leg qualifier played at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club.
The Mercedes Trophy 2018 has so far seen 24 qualifiers who will be competing in the National Finals to be played at the Oxford Golf Resort in Pune from April 4-6, 2018.
The format of the play was Double Peoria. This unique format of adjusting handicaps of players levels the playing field enabling golfers to have a greater chance of qualifying for the National Finals.
A total of 108 city golfers participated on Day 1 of the Kolkata leg qualifier.
This year’s MercedesTrophy will host 27 days of golf across 12 Indian cities.
Pune will also host the national finals at the Oxford Golf Resort between 4th and 6th April 2018.
While participants can donate online or on-ground at the tournament venue, Mercedes-Benz India will donate an equal amount to match the funds raised from participants.
Globally, Mercedes Trophy witnesses participation of approximately 60,000 golfers from across 60 countries battling it out for the top prize, making it one of the world’s largest and most coveted sporting events.
The 18th edition of the Mercedes Trophy after the Kolkata qualifiers will travel to 5 more cities – Chennai, Chandigarh, Gurgaon, Noida and Jaipur. Forty-five winners will be selected from the qualifiers for the National Finals.
The qualifiers end on March 11, 2018 in Jaipur.
Three winners of the National Finals will then compete against those from tournaments played in 60 countries all over the world in the 29th edition of the Mercedes Trophy world final to be held in Stuttgart, Germany.
Mercedes-Benz is also providing an opportunity for beginners to learn golf through their Golf Clinic program.
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