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Pune golfer Arvind storms into MercedesTrophy final 3/29/2015 11:52:21 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, March 29: Arvind Sethi from Pune along with Sandeep Garg and Anuj Khera from Delhi NCR claimed the winner's spots at the 15th annual edition of Mercedes Trophy India National final held at the par 72, 7020 yard Oxford Golf and Country Club in Pune. These winners will now go on to compete at the Mercedes Trophy World Final at Stuttgart, Germany in October where they will compete against winners from 600 tournaments played in 60 countries across the world. The Mercedes Trophy National final was played in a Stableford format across three handicap categories (0-11, 12-16 & 17-24). Playing in the 17-24 handicap category, Pune golfer Arvind Sethi (handicap 19) won his spot with a score of 41 points as he made nine pars to finish 6 points ahead of second placed Nitin Bhangey (35 points) from Pune. "It was my first experience at a final of a national level competition like MercedesTrophy and I really enjoyed it. I played a very balanced round which made the results in my favour. Some of the Delhi golfers played very competitive golf and it shows in other category results. I am now looking forward to playing well in the MercedesTrophy World Final in Stuttgart," said Arvind Sethi of Pune. "Mercedes Trophy brings together the best of sports and luxury in perfect harmony. The 15thMercedes-Benz Trophy India Final saw some outstanding performances by the golfers, memorable experiences off the course, lots of enjoyment and worthy winners. Mercedes-Benz always strives to keep its promise to the Live the Best and extend the promise of experience to our guests and customers alike. We wish the very best to our winners who will represent India in Mercedes-Benz Trophy finals in Stuttgart." said Eberhard Kern, MD and CEO of Mercedes-Benz India. During the National final, A Ramamurthy from Coimbatore was announced as the 'Drive to the Major'- Straightest Drive contest winner, who will travel to the British Open Championship at St Andrews, Scotland this July and could win a round on the championship course the day following the tournament. The 15th annual edition of Mercedes Trophy witnessed nearly 2600 participants, making it one of India's largest amateur tournaments.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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