Kathmandu, January 14
Babu Sherpa, Tashi Tshiring and Aaiesteena Tandan won the Club Championship titles of the year 2021-22 at the Gokarna Golf Club today.
After winning the 12th edition of the Surya Nepal Gokarna Monthly Medal tournament, Sherpa accumulated a total of 480 points to defend the nett section title. Purna Bahadur Rai was second with 260 points. Along with the Club Championship trophy, Sherpa received Callaway Rouge Driver and Odyssey Putter.
Tshiring finished first in gross category in tie-breaker after he was tied on 645 points with his younger brother Wangchen Dhondup. While Tshiring earned 80 points in final Monthly Medal round, defending champion Dhondup got 70. The winner of 12th edition, Tashi Dong accumulated 575 points. Tshiring received Club Championship trophy along with Callaway Rouge Driver and Odyssey Putter.
Tandan won the women's section trophy with 800 points and she received Club Championship trophy along with Odyssey Putter. Norzin Shrestha was a distant second with 60 points.
In the 12th edition of the Monthly Medal tournament, Sherpa finished first with the score of one-under 71. Chandra Limbu was second at even-par 72 on count back after he was tied with Pradeep KC, who finished third. Tashi Dong won the gross category title with the score of three-over 75.
A total of 26 golfers participated in the 12th and final edition of the tournament sponsored by Surya Nepal Pvt Ltd. The 2021 and 2022 editions of Club Championship were merged after the events were not held as per the schedule due to COVID pandemic. Nepal Golf Association President Tashi Ghale, Vice-president Pavitra Kumar Karki, Executive Committee Members of Gokarna Golf Club Tendi Sherpa and Phintso Ongdi Lama handed over the prizes.
A version of this article appears in the print on January 15, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.
