APGC Junior Championship: Ranveer Places T-4th, Kashika T-10th After Opening Round

APGC Junior Championship: Ranveer places T-4th, Kashika T-10th after opening round (Image Source: IANS)

Hong Kong Golf Club: Ranveer Mitroo led the Indian charge by carding a brilliant two-under 69 to be placed tied fourth after the opening round of the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC) Junior Championship here at the Hong Kong Golf Club on Tuesday. The Indian Golf Union (IGU) sent a four-member team to compete in the prestigious tournament.

Ranveer, 16, began his round with birdies on the second and fifth holes before stumbling upon a bogey on the ninth hole. The Delhi amateur bogeyed on the 16th after six straight pars, but the junior India No. 1 for 2024 showed glimpses of top form by making quick amends with back-to-back birdies on the remaining two holes for his eventual tally.

Pleased with his round, Ranveer said, "The round was pretty okay. I made some good recoveries but also some silly errors. My approach for tomorrow is to rest well and analyse my statistics of today, to avoid making the mistakes I made today. I think an overall improvement in decision-making and execution is something I would want to work on."

His compatriot Krish Chawla, the current junior India No. 1, was placed tied 16th after carding a modest one-over 72. Krish had a thrilling, topsy-turvy round as he sank an eagle and three birdies against three bogeys and a triple bogey. Vietnam’s Tuan Anh Nguyen submitted a card of six-under 65 to sit atop the leaderboard, a stroke adrift of New Zealand’s Cooper Moore.

The Indian pair of Ranveer and Krish were placed fifth in the boys team competition with a combined total of one-under 141. Australian duo of Hamish Farquharson and Cooper Giddings were placed on top of the standings with overall tally of three-under 139.

In the girls’ section, Delhi’s Kashika Mishra kept the Indian Tricolour flying high by posting a one-over 73 to be placed tied 10th. Her compatriot Saanvi Somu finished Round 1 in joint 17th spot.

Kashika, the current India No. 1 in both the junior and amateur categories, sank two birdies against a bogey on the front nine and followed it up with three bogeys and a birdie on the back nine for her final score.

In the girls’ section, Delhi’s Kashika Mishra kept the Indian Tricolour flying high by posting a one-over 73 to be placed tied 10th. Her compatriot Saanvi Somu finished Round 1 in joint 17th spot.

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