Gurbani Singh in the Lead after Day 1 of the USHA CHANDIGARH LADIES AND JUNIOR GIRLS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP 2013

Chandigarh, October2: The defending champion and current leader of the Indian Golf Union (IGU) Ladies Amateur Golf Tour, Gurgaon based Gurbani Singh returned an even par (72) score to lead the field of 41 golfers on expected lines, at the end of Day 1 of the USHA CHANDIGARH LADIES AND JUNIOR GIRLS GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP 2013.

Gurbani’s birdie on the sixth hole of the front nine, was cancelled out by a bogey on the 10^th coming in. Gursimar Badwal, who is playing in her home state, was lying second, two strokes behind the leader. Gursimar finished the day with three birdies but three bogeys and one double bogey on the par Five 13^th, ensured she could not finish the day on top of the Leaderboard.

Ridhima Dilawari (third, five strokes behind the leader), Millie Saroha (fourth, six behind) and Gauri Monga (sixth, seven behind)were the other notable players chasing the leader and it should be an interesting last two days as there has been very little in terms of golfing quality separating the above named, this season. Gurbani has been using her experience to good effect, to come up with more steady rounds of golf than the others.

ABOUT USHA INTERNATIONAL

Usha International Limited is a trusted house hold consumer durables company with a turnover well over Rs. 2000 crores today. The company is a major supporter of Indian golf and is proud of its long-term association with the sport, covering the entire spectrum of the game. Usha has been associated with ladies golf for over 25 years, and is now the nationwide sponsor of the entire Indian Golf Union (IGU) Ladies Tour. In addition, Usha is committed to supporting golf at the juniors level, sponsoring IGU Junior tournaments in Delhi, Bangalore, Chandigarh, and is closely associated with the Junior Training Program (JTP) at the Delhi Golf Club.