Golf: Bunker Busters emerge champions in Auro Realty T9 Challenge Cup

After a draw in the first three holes, the match entered sudden death, where Busters emerged winners

Hyderabad: Bunker Busters won the Auro Realty T9 Challenge Cup golf championship here on Saturday.

In the front nine holes, Busters and Tutoroot drew two-all and the same score was repeated in the back nine too.

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After the spin of the coin, it was decided to have the play-off in a doubles better ball format would occur in the first three holes. After a draw in the first three holes, the match entered sudden death, where Busters emerged winners.

The result: Round 1 (Front 9): Tutoroot’s Ray Noronha 1 beat Bunker Busters’ Pratim Kumar 0.

2nd singles: N Gautam (Tutoroot) lost to K Raju (Busters) 1.

Doubles 1: Angad Singh & Dinesh Kumar (Tutoroot) 0 lost to S Manger & S Murali (Busters) 1.

Doubles 2: Jasmith Sai & Venu Polineni (Tutoroot) 1beat Lt Col Shailendra Thapliyal & Maj SK Rahamat Ali (Busters) 0.

Final round (back 9):

Singles: Jasmith Sai (Tutoroot) 0.5 drew with Pratim Kumar (Busters) 0.5

Singles 2: P Venu (Tutoroot) 0 lost to K Raju (Busters) 1

Doubles: Ray Noronha & Dinesh Kumar (Tutoroot) 0.5 drew with S Manger & S Murali (Busters) 0.5

Doubles 2: Angad Singh & N Gautam (Tutoroot) 1 beat Lt. Col. Shailendra Thapliyal & Solomon John Sahayam (Busters) 0.

Play-offs: 1st hole – draw.

2nd hole – Tutoroot.

3rd hole – Bunker Busters.

Sudden death & 4th hole: Bunker Busters.

Special prize: Player of the tournament and most valuable player – K Raju (Bunker Busters).