Golf is played and patronised in Mysuru at Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Golf Course (JWGC). With its development programmes, JWGC has produced talented golfers from time to time. One such product out of its junior programme is Pranavi S. Urs, who has been performing consistently in the National junior circuit. Pranavi, representing Karnataka in the IGU Eastern India Ladies & Junior Girls Golf Championships at Royal Calcutta Golf Club, Kolkata, from Nov. 23 to 25, won the Category ‘B’ Junior Girls title with a three-day aggregate score of 233 (77+79+77). She has been performing consistently in the National junior circuit in the junior level. She is our ‘Star This Week.’

Pranavi won the Category ‘B’ junior girls title. She also finished runner-up in the Category A & B combined section. Diksha Dagar of Delhi with a three-day aggregate score of 225 (70+80+75) won the title in the Combined A & B section.

Pranavi, taking part in the 8th Albatross International Golf Championships-2016 from Nov. 8 to 11, at Classic Golf & County Club, New Delhi, finished runner-up in the Category ‘B’ girls section with a three-day aggregate score of 232 (79+78+75) after a play-off for the title with the ultimate winner Nicha Kanpai.

Pranavi won the Category ‘B’ title in the Bombay Presidency Golf Club’s All India Ladies & Junior Girls FALDO Series Golf Tournament from Oct. 19-21 and won the title in the category ‘B’ section.

She also took part in the Maharaja’s Cup Open Golf Tournament held recently in Mysuru and performed well. Pranavi had finished runner-up in the team event representing Indian team in the True Visions International Junior Golf Championship at Siam Country Club, Pattaya, from Apr. 5-7 and also finished fourth in the Individual Category ‘C’ section.

Pranavi taking part in the Ladies Amateur Golf Championship at Karnataka Golf Association (KGA), Bengaluru, on Feb. 9 and 10, won the ladies title with a two-day aggregate score of 150 (6 over).

This 12-year-old golfer is the daughter of Sharath Chandra Raj Urs and Kaivalya Urs, residents at Lakshmipuram in Mysuru and is a seventh standard student of National Public School, Mysuru.

Pranavi started playing golf at the age of 8 and after her success in the South Zone Sub-Junior Golf Tournament the next year, she took up to the game seriously and has made steady progress since then. Pranavi presently trains under Vijay Divecha at the Eagleton Golf Course, Bidadi.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / November 27th, 2016