Gorav, Ajay qualify for National Finals

Two golfers Gorav Jaitly and Ajay Singh from Gurugram captured the two National Finals spots on the opening day of the 10th leg of MercedesTrophy at the DLF Golf and Country Club here today.
Gorav Jaitly CAT - A (0-16) and Ajay Singh CAT - B (17-24) ended the day at a nett score of 71 and 71.8 respectively. They will now be playing the National Finals scheduled in the Pune Oxford Golf Resort to be held in Pune from March 15-17.
A visually elated Ajay Singh said: "It was a brilliant experience, great course, loved it and very well organized. Cheers Mercedes and I am looking forward to a great show in Pune."

Vikas Anand who won the Ballantine's Long Drive Challenge on the 15th hole with a mammoth drive of 290 yards. Jaideep Brar won the SWISS Closest to Pin contest landing the ball just 5 ft. 2 inches from the pin on hole 13.
In the Mercedes - Benz straightest drive contest played on hole four, Punit Beriwala was declared the winner while in the Mercedes- Benz Closest to Pin in Two Shots was won by Vikram Sharma on hole 16.
The best gross winner for the day was Amit Luthra - An Asian Games Gold Medalist and Arjuna Awardee
Three Winners from the National Finals will further progress to the MercedesTrophy World Finals - Stuttgart, Germany in September 2017 to compete against winners from all over the world. One winner will travel to Scotland to witness the British Open at Royal Birkdale in July.