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Aditi, Gurbani gear up for Grand Finale at Ladies Golf

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Jan 24 2013 | 2:10 AM IST

The 14-year-old, who held her own in a star-studded field at the Women's Indian Open last week and finished in the top-10, will however need to contend with Gurbani Singh, who has been her arch-rival this season.

The Ladies Championships is being held at the Tollygunge Club from today to 16 and it will signal the end of another successful season for Indian amateur golfers.

In the first round, Aditi plays with Millie Saroha and Dolma Rawat while Gurbani is drawn with Seher Atwal and Astha Madan. In another interesting pairing, Ridhima Dilawari plays with Tvesa Malik and Raksha Phadke. Amandeep Drall will tee off with Nanaki Chadha and Siddhi Kapoor.

The Aditi-Gurbani contest through the season has been very keen and the clash at the ladies meet will also decide which way the Order of Merit goes. With top six results counting towards the Order of Merit in all categories, Gurbani (320) is leading in Category A by a big margin over Millie Saroha (300).

Aditi is head and shoulder above the rest in Category B. Aditi has 340 points to second placed, Ridhima Dilawari (266). But in combined Category A & B, Gurbani has a clear edge over Aditi with their points tally standing at 314 for Gurbani and 295 for Aditi.

However, in the Ladies Order of Merit, Gurbani (291) is just one point ahead of Aditi (290) with Mille Saroha third at 247.

Though the younger Aditi has made a mark at all levels, Gurbani will start with a slight edge of playing in her home town and at a course, where she shot a stunning record-breaking 64 during the Usha West Bengal championships, which she won by a huge margin.

  

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First Published: Dec 10 2012 | 6:55 PM IST

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