Team ‘Baale Golf’ overcame a spirited challenge from team ‘Birdie Machine’ and with 4 wins out of their 7 games claimed a berth in the semi-finals of the ‘Lloyd Delhi Golf Club League – Powered by Vredestein Tyres’. ‘Baale Golf’ tallied 10 points as against ‘Birdie Machine’s’ 5.5 points.

In the opening session of the day, ‘BMW – Deutsche Motoren’ won 5 of their 7 games against team ‘Athletic Drive’ totaling 10.5 points as against their opponent’s effort of 5 points.

In the second session, ‘The A-Team’ won 5 matches out of 7 and drew the other 2 to total 12.5 points and register a comfortable win against team ‘MMG Coca-Cola’ who could manage only 3 points today.

With ‘Baale Golf’ triumphing in the third session, all eyes were trained on the final session of the day, where ‘team ‘Christie’s Golf’ took on team ‘Delhi Tigers’. Christie’s took the opportunity to step on the gas and with 5 wins in their 7 games, tallying 11.5 points to ensure a semi-final berth. ‘Delhi Tigers’ could muster only 3.5 points.

SEMI-FINAL PAIRING – October 18, 2022:

BMW Deutsche-Motoren v The A-Team
Christie’s Golf v Baale Golf

The League, being played at the historic par-72 Delhi Golf Club course, features 13 days of hard-fought golf and will conclude in a Grand Finale on October 22, 2022.

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 20 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 the 22nd of Oct 2022.

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 three Arjuna Award winners namely Shiv Kapur, Nonita Lal Qureshi and Amit Luthra. Additionally, stalwarts such as Gaurav Ghei – the first ever Indian golfer to qualify for the Open Championship ‘97; Vivek Bhandari – winner of the Honda-Siel PGA Championship ’97; Arjun Singh – winner of the Wills Masters ’98; Asian Tour regulars – Chiragh Kumar and Amandeep Johl; leading Ladies Tour professionals Mehar Atwal and Ayesha Kapur, top Coaches Jasjit Singh and Ajai Gupta are involved in the Delhi Golf Club League 2022.

The 20 teams competing in the League are: ‘The A-Team’, ‘Sterling Swingers’, ‘Baale Golf’, Eagles & Birdies’, ‘Christie’s Golf’, ‘SwingKKings’, ‘Shiva Motocorp. Land Rover’, Bajaj Foundation’, Tee Birds’, The Pioneers’, Team Coca-Cola’ ’24 Secure Lions’, ‘TEEm EDC”, Athletic Drive’, ‘BMW-Deutsche Motoren’, ‘Delhi Tigers’, ‘Birdie Machine’, Ardee Par Excellence, robo4me and B i Luxury, with the last three being new entrants into the field.