The 2012 Duke of Edinburgh Cup winner, David D'Souza took the lead on Day One of the Toyota Karnataka Golf Festival in the 0-5 category, scoring a nett score of 37.
The score was calculated under the Modified Stableford Format.
D'Souza edged past TATA Steel Haryana Open Winner and 2011 Junior Golfer of the Year Saqib Ahmed by a single point.
Jyonko Hashayi and Amit Jaipuria ended the day at 37 points in the 21-24 category, with Amit Jaipuria scoring 12 points in the back nine.
While every winner in each of the five categories (0-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, 21-24) walked away with a trophy and a Callaway Hybrid, the winning team of Amit Japuria and Balasabrunyam R, who carded a joint score of 79, won a couple of vouchers each for 3 Nights and 4 Days at The Serai in Karnataka.
With pleasant city weather providing the perfect setting, and close to 400 golfers yet to tee off, KGA will play host to some more rounds of golf over the next three days as part of the Festival.
Also present were legendary cricketers G R Vishwanath, Erapalli Prasanna, Syed Kirmani alongside former hockey international star Ashish Ballal and tennis star Rohan Bopanna, lending some star power to the Festival.
