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Saturday, Dec 18, 2004

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Irina wins title

MUMBAI, DEC. 17. Irina Brar kept her date with glory, coming up with a birdie on the 19th hole playoff, edging out Parneeta Grewal for the title in the WIGA-sponsored Western India ladies golf championships at the par-70 BPGC course on Friday. The two were deadlocked at 293 on the concluding day, forcing both the Chandigarh golfers to return to the greens again.

The 21-year-old India No. 1 from Chandigarh expressed relief at the victory, though credit is due for her composure under extreme pressure on the 19th hole (par five).

"I have never played a final which went this close," said Irina, returning to competition after a layoff due to an injured back. "I am not allowed to practise, so could not prepare for this event. Tournament play is the only training I get, so winning a playoff makes it worthwhile."

Delhi's 12-year-old golf prodigy Laverry Kumar won the silver category (handicap 13-24) with 344; Asha Shah won the bronze category (handicap 25-36) with 396.

The four-day event was co-sponsored by Tiger Sports Marketing, AMI India and HI-Tos Liner.

Final results: Gold category (0-13 handicap): Irina Brar (Chandigarh) (73, 71, 75, 74) 293; Parneeta Grewal (Chn) (74, 72, 77, 70) 293; Anjali Chopra (Delhi) (74, 79, 72, 74) 299; Shalini Malik (Del) (77, 73, 74, 83) 307; Shruti Khanna (Del) (80, 75, 79, 76) 310; Divia Kapoor (Del) (83, 80, 73, 77) 313; Neha Majithia (Del) (75, 82, 77, 80) 314; Sharmila Nicolett (Kar) (78, 86, 75, 81) 320; Manvi Halvasiya (Kol) (83, 80, 80, 79) 322; Nikita Jadeja (Jaipur) (78, 81, 83, 83) 325; Sonia Malhotra (Mum) 325.

Silver (13-24 handicap): Laverry Kumar (82, 86, 84, 92) 344; Radha Mathai (91, 86, 85,93) 354; Rohini Majithi (89, 88, 87, 93) 357; Aruna Kulandivelu (88, 91, 90, 91) 360; Anuradha Yusuf (96, 87, 95, 94) 372.

Bronze (25-36 handicap): Asha Shah (104, 97, 98, 97) 396; Neelu Chopra (103, 105, 98, 105) 411; Shameem Bopawala (100, 100, 110, 103) 413; Minnie Kochar (98, 110, 103, 110) 421; Shikha Rajkumar (109, 106, 115, 105) 435. — Our Special Correspondent

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