Satish makes the cut for Louis Cup

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BANGALORE: Eagleton Golf Resort saw over 100 amateur golfers vie for a place in the Puravankara Bangalore team that will represent..

BANGALORE: Eagleton Golf Resort saw over 100 amateur golfers vie for a place in the Puravankara Bangalore team that will represent the city in India’s richest domestic golf event - the Louis Philippe Cup. Scheduled to commence on March 5, 2012 at the Karnataka Golf Association, the event with its US $250,000 prize money and city-based teams is expected to change the way fans relate to golf in India.The club qualifiers held at Eagleton Golf Resort is the first of 20 amateur qualifying rounds to be held in the eight participating cities across India- Delhi, Mumbai, Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Chennai and Lucknow. Braving the chilly weather, Bangalore’s enthusiastic amateur golfers teed-off for a chance to be Anirban Lahiri’s team-mate and play alongside India’s top pro golfers on the first two days.Displaying fine golfing skills and great understanding of the Eagleton course, Satish B K triumphed with a final score of 44 points. Sudheer K triumphed in the 16-20 handicap category with a score of 44 points, while Gopinath scored 50 points to top the 21-24 handicap category. Fresh from winning the Western India Golf Title, S. Chikkarangappa won the award for the longest drive by striking the ball 300 yards away, while Shankar Gopal won the ‘closest to pin’ award.India’s top stars like former Asian Tour Player of the Year Jyoti Randhawa (Gurgaon), European Tour regular Shiv Kapur (Delhi), two time European Tour winner SSP Chowrasia (Kolkata), two time Asian Tour winner Gaganjeet Bhullar (Chandigarh), 2011 Asian Tour winner Anirban Lahiri (Bangalore) and 2011 Singapore Classic winner Himmat Rai (Gurgaon), current Rolex-PGTI ranking No. 1 Chiragh Kumar (Delhi) have all confirmed participation. Overall results: Handicap 0 to 15: Winner: Satish B K 44 points (Net stableford points); 1st Runner-up Shankar Gopal 41 points (better back 9); 2nd Runner-up Teertha Prasad 41 points.Handicap 16 to 20: Winner Sudheer K 43 points; 1st Runner up Siddarth A 40 points (better back 9), 2nd Runner-up S. Nagaraj 40 points. Handicap 21 to 24: Winner Gopinath 50 points; 1st Runner-up Sharath Chandra 49 points, 2nd Runner-up Karan Singhvi 48 points. Overall Longest Drive: Chikkarangappa 300 Yards. Closest to pin: Shankar Gopal 3.4 Feet.