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India lifts team championship trophy

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POKHARA, March 25: Indian pair Samarth Dwivedi and Trishul Chinnappa clinched the team championship title of the Surya Nepal Third Open Amateur Championship being held at the Himalayan Golf Course, Pokhara on Monday.



The Indian team won the championship with the total score of 15-over 305. Sri Lankan team comprising Arumugam Masanam and Chanaka Perera remained ahead of Delhi Golf Society´s Lakhan Singh and Prince Kajotia in count back to finish in the second place. Both the teams were tied on 307.[break]



Bangladesh ´A´ team of Mohammad Liton and Mohammad Sobhan finished fourth with a score of 314 while Nepal ´A´ team of Bikash Bogati and Tirtha Poudel remained a distant fifth on 321. Bhutan, Nepal ´B´ and Bangladesh ´B´ finished sixth, seventh and eighth respectively.



In the individual section, Indian amateur Chinnappa submitted a card of one-over 71 on Monday and took an overall two-stroke lead over Sri Lankan Masanam. Chinnapa is on the top of the leader-board with a total score of six-over 146.



Masanam, who played three-over 73 on Monday, is second with the total score of 148.



Delhi Golf Society´s Lakhan Singh and Bangladesh´s Mohammad Liton shared the third place with the total score of 10-over 150. Tirtha Poudel of Nepal carded four-over 74 on Monday and moved up to the fifth position at 14-over 154.



First round leader Ramesh Gurung had a forgettable second round display as he slipped down to the sixth position jointly with Dinesh Prajapati at 15-over 155. Gurung played 13-over 83 on Monday while Nepal No 2 Prajapati improved his performance on Monday carding five-over 77.



Nepal Golf Association is organizing the tournament under the sponsorship of Surya Nepal Pvt Ltd as a part of the Mountain Sports Festival. The tournament will conclude on Tuesday, when the top 33 and ties of the individual section will played.



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