<p>Favourites India retained the 12th SAARC Golf Championship after seeing off a gritty Bangladesh 2-1 here at the KGA on Saturday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>After having faced little challenge in the preceding rounds, the Indians were pushed hard by upcoming Bangladesh but the hosts held their composure to seal a ninth title triumph at the very same course where the tournament began in 1999. <br /><br />The first match between India’s Viraj Madappa and Akber Hossain was a tight affair with neither player giving an inch. However, Madappa, one of the top amateurs in the country, slowly began to march ahead after the turn before winning his match 2-up on the final 18th hole.Rasel then brought Bangladesh back into the contest, levelling the affair 1-1 after scoring a crushing 4&3 win over Pukhraj Singh Gill.<br /><br />Jaibir Singh, though, made sure there was no twist in the tale, dishing out a solid performance on the imprtant day to beat Ismail 3&1 and seal a comprehensive win for the hosts. In the Friendship Cup where 120 golfers participated, Manpreet Sachdeva emerged the winner with Uday Kumar finishing runner-up. Meena Prakash went on to clinch the ladies’ title.<br /></p>
<p>Favourites India retained the 12th SAARC Golf Championship after seeing off a gritty Bangladesh 2-1 here at the KGA on Saturday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>After having faced little challenge in the preceding rounds, the Indians were pushed hard by upcoming Bangladesh but the hosts held their composure to seal a ninth title triumph at the very same course where the tournament began in 1999. <br /><br />The first match between India’s Viraj Madappa and Akber Hossain was a tight affair with neither player giving an inch. However, Madappa, one of the top amateurs in the country, slowly began to march ahead after the turn before winning his match 2-up on the final 18th hole.Rasel then brought Bangladesh back into the contest, levelling the affair 1-1 after scoring a crushing 4&3 win over Pukhraj Singh Gill.<br /><br />Jaibir Singh, though, made sure there was no twist in the tale, dishing out a solid performance on the imprtant day to beat Ismail 3&1 and seal a comprehensive win for the hosts. In the Friendship Cup where 120 golfers participated, Manpreet Sachdeva emerged the winner with Uday Kumar finishing runner-up. Meena Prakash went on to clinch the ladies’ title.<br /></p>
