Indian team finishes 2nd at Nepal Amateur Open Golf

The Indian team, comprising Kolkata's Viraj Madappa and Noida's Simarjeet Singh, finished runner-up at the fifth Nepal Amateur Open Golf Championship held at Gokarna Forest Golf Club, Kathmandu.
Both Madappa and Simarjeet, who are ranked second and sixth on the IGU amateur tour respectively, returned with a score of three-over 219 at an event, which was curtailed to 27 holes due to incessant rain.
Thailand's Ekkarat Leksuwan and Sangchai Kaewcharoen won the event at one-over 217. In all, 51 golfers from India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Thailand and Nepal took part in the event.
The three-day individual tournament that was played alongside -- reduced to 45-holes -- saw 17-year-old Madappa finish fourth who came second at Faldo Series in China a week ago. He carded a three-day total of three-over 183.

Veteran Simarjeet, who has won a number of amateur events in the past, finished eighth at six-over 186. The winner of the individual category was 16-year-old Thai Sangchai Kaewcharoen who shot five-under 175 for a total of 180.