Honey Baisoya stuns Chikka in Eastern India golf final
December 25th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANSKolkata, Dec 25 (IANS) Delhi youngster Honey Baisoya played some brilliant golf to beat National champion Seenappa Chikkrangappa 3 and 2 in the 36-hole Goodricke Eastern India Matchplay Golf final that ended two holes early Sunday.
Baisoya, who started as the underdog in the final, was always ahead in the match at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club.
Baisoya had six birdies in the first round of 18 and three more in 16 holes in the second round while Chikka had three birdies in both rounds, but more importantly Baisoya dropped fewer bogeys.
With six birdies in the first round, Baisoya had Chikka struggling. Three of the birdies came in the first five holes and in no time Baisoya was three-up. He missed a par on the seventh and lost one. They parred the ninth with birdies from both and then Chikka came closer as Baisoya bogeyed the 11th. At this stage, the Delhi boy was just one-up.
Then he birdied the 12th and 15th to go three up. Chikka did reduce the gap to two with a birdie on 16th, but Baisoya was sitting pretty with a two-hole advantage after the first round of 18 holes.
That lead swelled to four by the time the players came for the final nine. Both halved the next five holes with pars and on 12th both birdied it. Baisoya was then four up with four go, making it a must for Chikka to win stay in the match. Chikka did win the 15th with a birdie to make it 3-up for Baisoya.
It was a big win for Baisoya ahead of the All India Amateurs in January and he can now look forward to dethroning Chikka, who has been the top golfer of the year.
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