Mithun leads Navratna to title
View(s):Mithun Perera displayed the true spirit of being a leader when he shot five-under 67 at Karnataka Golf Association to ensure that his team, Navratna Ahmedabad defended its Louis Philippe title yesterday. This is Navratna Ahmedabad’s third Louis Philippe Cup title over four years of the tournament.
(From left) Mithun Perera, Anura Rohana and Shankar Das of Navratna Ahmedabad, winning team of 4th Louis Philippe Cup
Giving Perera full support was teammate Anura Rohana who made a crucial 10-footer birdie on 18th when the team needed it most and returned with one-under 71. The third player of Navratna Ahmedabad team Shankar Das, winner of 2014 PGTI Rolex Rankings, who gave hope to his team by shooting three-under on the first day, ended the final round with three-over 75. Navratna Ahmedabad’s three-day total was 13-under 419 and tied with TAKE Chennai, but Ahmedabad’s final day score of six-under 138 gave them victory and a winning cheque of Rs. 36 lacs.
As per the format the scores of the best two players were taken into consideration as the team total.TAKE Chennai who went into the final round with a five-shot cushion had a disappointing day as all three players were unable to shoot low numbers. Local lad Khalin Joshi who kept TAKE Chennai’s hopes alive until this morning, carded a two-under 70 while both his teammates Chikkarangappa and SSP Chowrasia shot one-over 73. Khalin Joshi collected a cheque of Rs. 7 lacs as he became the individual strokeplay winner with a 54-Hole total of 12-under par while Om Prakash Chouhan of Dev-Ellora Pune was individual runner-up at 5-under par in a tournament that has a total prize purse of Rs. 1.2 Crore.