Six Golfers qualify for MercedesTrophy National Finals

Bengaluru golfers, Karan Malik and Nishant Gurjer claimed the last two available National Final spots at the end of the three-day Bengaluru leg of the 17th annual MercedesTrophy.
This was the fourth leg of the tournament in which 296 golfers participated over the three days at the Prestige Golfshire Golf Club on the outskirts of the city.
Karan Mallik in the CAT A (0-16) handicap category logged a nett score of 73.2, while Nishant Gurjer in the CAT B (17-24) handicap scored a total of 69.8 points respectively to be declared the final two winners from Bengaluru.
A total of six city Golfers have qualified from Bengaluru for the National Finals scheduled in Pune's Oxford Golf Resort, Pune between March 15-17.

Among notable names who participated in the Bengaluru leg were ex India cricketer Sujith Somasundar and former athletics star Ashwini Nachappa. Sujith even won the Ballantine's Long Drive Challenge on Day one.
The format of play was Double Peoria. This unique format of adjusting handicaps of players levels the playing field enabling golfers to have a greater chance of qualifying for the National Finals.

The Bangalore leg was the fourth leg of the 12-city tournament which kick started the MercedesTrophy globally. This year, the MercedesTrophy will travel to 50 countries engaging 60,000 golfers worldwide.
The Indian leg will witness 25 days of competitive amateur golfing action in 12 cities engaging 2500 golfers, making it larger than ever before. Mercedes Trophy's next stop is at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club in Mumbai, which is a 3-day event.

Three Winners from the National Finals will further progress to the MercedesTrophy World Finals - Stuttgart, Germany in September 2017 to compete against winners from all over the world. One winner will travel to Scotland to witness the British Open at Royal Birkdale in July.