The IGU RCGC Junior Boys Golf Championship 2025 commenced at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club, Kolkata, on October 28, with over 100 junior golfers teeing off.

In the A&B Boys category, Neil Jolly from Chandigarh took the lead, shooting a 3-under 67. Harjai Milkha Singh from Chandigarh and Prince Bainsla from Haryana lay tied for second with a score of 2-under 68.

Danish Verma from Punjab lay fourth with a score of 71. He also led the B Boys category after the first round.

In the B Boys category, Saatvic Kumar Singh from Telangana and local lad Rayan Sao lay tied for second with a score of 75. Haryana’s Jaibir Singh Kang, West Bengal’s Aranyak Chakraborty and Aryaveer Agrawal lay tied for fourth, shooting a 76.

In the C Boys category, Karnataka’s Adit Veeramachaneni takes the lead total shooting a 1-under 69.

Delhi’s Krishnav Gupta and Uttar Pradesh’s Kabir Goyal lay tied for second with a 75. West Bengal’s Arkoprovo Chaudhury ended the round at fourth with an 80.

The format of this tournament is a unique one, where the participants of Category A&B Boys will play two rounds of stroke play starting today, October 28, followed by rounds of match play. The top 32 participants combining A&B Boys over the two rounds of stroke play will be qualified to play the match play rounds.

A total of 16 matches will be played by the participants combining categories A&B Boys, in the first Match Play round, scheduled to be held on October 30. The participants qualifying for the Pre-Quarter Finals Match Play on October 31 will play 8 matches in the first half of the day to qualify for the Quarter Final Match Play, where 4 matches will be played in the second half of the day to decide the semi-finalists.

The players qualifying for the semi-final Match Play will play 2 matches on November 1, combining the categories A&B Boys. The Finals of Match Play, which will finally decide the winner of the IGU RCGC Junior Boys Golf Championship 2025, are scheduled to be held on November 2, with a game played over 36 holes. In case of a tie for first place, a sudden death from the first hole will be applied to decide the winner.

Highlighting the uniqueness of the IGU RCGC Junior Boys Golf Championship, Indrajit Bhalotia, Golf Captain of Royal Calcutta Golf Club and Master Teaching Professional recognised by IGU & NGAI, said, “This tournament is India’s first junior match play event and will become a marquee junior tournament in Asia in the coming years”.