The Pre Quarter Final and the Quarter Final Match Play rounds of the IGU 124^th Amateur Championship of India took place in two halves of the day, on December 19, at the prestigious Tollygunge Club, Kolkata.

As a part of the Pre Quarter Final Match Play round, a total of 8 match plays took place in the first half of the day with 16 golfers teeing off at 7:30 AM on December 19.

The defending champion from the IGU 123^rd Amateur Championship of India, West Bengal lad Anshul Mishra had a setback against his opponent Sukhman Singh (4&2). Ultimately, Sukhman Singh, Arjun Singh (4&3), Deepak Yadav (20^th), Sidhant Nathan (2&1), Danish Verma (4&3), Ribhav Verma (2 up), Harman Sachdeva (2&1) and Angad Singh (19^th), qualified for the Quarter Final Match Play round.

In the second half of the day, a total of 4 matches took place between 8 golfers qualified from the Pre Quarter Final Match Play round, that happened in the morning. Ultimately, Sukhman Singh, Sidhant Nathan, Danish Verma and Harman Sachdeva qualified and made it up to the Semi Final Match Play round.

Danish Verma

Danish Verma, the only junior golfer to qualify to the Semi Final Match Play of the IGU 124^th Amateur Championship of India, remarked, “These few round were competitive. I hope tomorrow my putting goes well. I am playing with Harman Sachdeva tomorrow, so I need to put my best game tomorrow”.

Harman Sachdeva remarked, “It was a tricky day. Honestly, I was a bit tired after playing the Pre Quarter Finals, and then playing the Quarter Final back to back. It came down to the final hole, the 18^th hole to get myself a spot for the semi finals and I am happy for that. I was hoping to finish it much earlier, but at the end of the day I got it done. I am playing with a  young boy tomorrow, so let’s see how it goes. But definitely, I will try to make pars and win the match”.

Sidhant Nathan

Sidhant Nathan, who won against Deepak Yadav to qualify to the Semi Final Match Play, said, “Overall it was a tough start for me. It is on the second day that I turned my game and made the cut just on the line. The rounds have been competitive. My strategy has been not to be very aggressive on the course. I tried not to make any mistakes on my part, and tried to keep my opponent on pressure. Honestly, I dd not have high hopes from the Quarter Finals as I was extremely tired after the Pre Quarter Finals. I have played pretty steady golf over the few rounds, and I look forward to doing the same even tomorrow”.

The Semi-Final Match Play Round is scheduled to take place tomorrow, on December 20. The first Semi Final Match Play will take place between the 16th seeded Sukhman Singh of Uttar Pradesh and 28th seeded Sidhant Nathan of Karnataka, and the second Semi Final Match Play will take place between the 2nd seeded Danish Verma of Punjab and 3rd seeded Harman Sachdeva of Haryana.