Mukesh Kumar wins BILT Open Pro-Am

Greater Noida, Oct 17 (UNI) Ace pro Mukesh Kumar and his team won the BILT Open Pro-Am, at the Jaypee Greens Golf Course here today.

Mukesh along with veteran journalist Ravi Velloor, Hemant Raul and Shiv Shankar won the team championship with a total score of 53 points.

Gaurav Ghei and his team of Manish Periwal, JS Naurath and RS Ghotra were the runners-up with a total of 58 points.

Professional Jaiveer Virk and his team of amateurs, M Dharma, Dinesh Khanna and Deepak Nath were the second runners-up, also with a total score of 58 points.

The BILT Open Pro-Am heralds the start of the BILT Open, which is the richest professional golf tournament on the domestic circuit.

The tournament commencing tomorrow will be attended by the creme of Indian professional golfers including Gaurav Ghei, Ashok Kumar, SSP Chowrasia, Rahil Gangjee, Digvijay Singh, Mukesh Kumar and Uttam Singh Mundy.

Asian Tour regulars like Unho Park and Singapore's Lam Chih Bing are also in the fray.

UNI