Tee Birds upset Defending Champions The A-Team on opening day

Khel Today Bureau 
 
New Delhi:  Team Tee Birds registered a resounding win against Defending Champions The – A-Team on the opening day of the Third Edition of the ‘Lloyd Delhi Golf Club League – Powered by Radico’. Tee Birds posted 4 outright wins in the 7 matches they played.

Earlier, the League was inaugurated by Mr. KK Bajoria – President, Delhi Golf Club and Mr. Raj Khanna – Captain, Delhi Golf Club.

In another upset, Bi Luxury, with 5 outright wins, beat the 2022 runners-up Baale Golf.

A new team, Dayal Opticals, with 4 outright wins, beat Bliss Golfers while Teem EDC with 4 outright wins, managed to get past 24 Lions who had the cricketing legend Kapil Dev representing them. Kapil Dev and Ashna Monga however lost their match.

With 22 teams and 11 days of action to go in the round-robin stage, the field is very open and golf lovers are in for some scintillating golf. The League, being played at the historic par-72 Delhi Golf Club course, features 15 days of hard-fought golf and will conclude in a Grand Finale on November 4, 2023.

The tournament is being played on a ‘Four-ball better-ball Matchplay’ Format. The League will be played in two stages – a Round Robin stage followed by a Knock-out stage. During each playoff match between two teams, each team will field 7 pairs (14 players). One pair from each team will play against a pair from the other team in a “Four-ball better-ball” Matchplay format with all the players playing off 75% of their original handicaps. The teams will get points for their wins. The 22 teams have been divided into 4 groups. After the Round Robin stage, 2 teams from each group will qualify for the Knock-out stage starting with the Quarter-finals. The Finals will be played on November 4, 2023.

Some of the biggest names in the golfing world who have honed their skills at the Delhi Golf Club, are involved with the League at different levels, including Arjuna Award winners Nonita Lal Qureshi and Amit Luthra.  Additionally, stalwarts such as Gaurav Ghei – the first ever Indian golfer to qualify for the Open Championship ‘97; Arjun Singh – winner of the Wills Masters ’98; Asian Tour regulars – Chiragh Kumar and Amandeep Johl; leading Ladies Tour professionals Ayesha Kapur, top Coaches Jasjit Singh and Ajai Gupta are involved in the Delhi Golf Club League 2023.

The 22 teams competing in the League are: The A-Team, Sterling Swingers, Baale Golf, Eagles & Birdies, Christie’s Golf, SwingKKings, Shiva, Bajaj Foundation, Tee Birds, The Pioneers, MMG Coca-Cola, 24 Secure Lions, TEEm EDC, Royal Ranthambore Athletic Drive, Deutsche Motoren, Birdie Machine, Ardee Masters, Bliss Golfers, B i Luxury, Bharat Strikers, Golf Code, and Dayal Opticals, with the last three names coming on this year.

PICTURE CAPTION:
Mr. Raj Khanna – Captain (Delhi Golf Club) sounds the Inaugural Gong to set in motion the 3rd ‘Lloyd Delhi Golf Club League – Powered by Radico’

The young talented Jivraj Khurana of TeemEDC and Pia Sahni – Owner of team Tee Birds, essay the inaugural tee-shot at the 3rd ‘Lloyd Delhi Golf Club League – Powered by Radico’