KATHMANDU (NEPAL), APRIL 22 ; Vinod Kumar of Delhi steered his team to victory at the Pro-Am event of the Surya Nepal Masters 2014 at the Gokarna Forest Golf Resort. A record number of amateurs from across Nepal participated in the event.
The popularity of Surya Nepal Masters Pro-Am is growing by the year as it provides the amateurs with the golden opportunity of playing with prominent professionals in the SAARC golf space.
The event featured 34 teams each comprising of one professional and three amateurs. The format of the event this year was strokeplay where the best 2 nett scores per hole were counted for the team score.
Professional Abhijit Singh Chadha’s team finished in second runner-up position with a score of 122. Chadha’s team comprised of amateurs A.T. Sherpa, President of Gokarna Forest Golf Resort Suhrid Ghimire and Pavitra Karki. Chadha was the runner-up at the 2013 Surya Nepal Masters.