IGU felicitates Mannat Brar, Zara Anand for R&A Girls Amateur performance

Golfers Mannat Brar (sitting left) and Zara Anand (sitting right) with a replica of their cash reward presented by the Indian Golf Union. (Pic credit: IGU). 

Khel Today Bureau
New Delhi: The Indian Golf Union (IGU), the national federation of the sport of golf, recently felicitated talented golfers Mannat Brar and Zara Anand for their exceptional performances in the prestigious R&A Girl’s Amateur Championship in England. While Mannat became the first Indian women’s amateur to reach the semifinals of the R&A Girl’s Amateur, Zara progressed to the second round of the tournament which is treated as the stepping stone for top women’s professionals. IGU president Brijinder Singh presented Rs 1 lakh to Mannat
and Rs 50,000 to Zara as cash reward after the federation’s Annual General Meeting.
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