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interrupted the searing temperatures of
the last week of March. Needless to say,
JGL fundamentally changes the way one
plays the sport, how one thinks about the
game and the enjoyment derived out of
it. The raging competition it brings and
opportunities to play with a large group of
people certainly added to the motivation.
Taking a look at the 12 teams and
critical 11 from each team of JGL-II:
Round 1 and Round 2 of JGL-II
started with a lot of passion but were
interrupted by the protracted, dramatic
weather! The dark clouds, heavy
lightening thunderstorms accompanied
by hurricane-like gale, nearly marred
enthusiasm of the golfers on Sunday. The
seven teams which were unable to fi nish
their matches could fi nally conclude their
rounds the next weekend.
JGL II Round 3 concluded on
Sunday April8, 2018. The weather was
ideal as 96 golfers met to participate in
this round. We witnessed several matches
getting over before Sunday afternoon. The
competition was intensifying with only
two rounds to go before the semi-fi nals.
In Pool B, four teams were tied at 6 points
each, whereas in Pool A, Roaring Tigers
had won all their matches so far.
Epic Warriors
Sudden Death
JGL II Round 4:
The sun blazed and the temperatures were
high! Even though the greens were fast,
the winning teams clearly played the best
of the fi elds. However, some wayward
shots to the left or right and a few out of
bounds contributed to the loss of balls
and incurred loss of matches as well.
That said, JGL II Round 4 proved to be
a turning point for several teams. It all
came down to one bad shot, one missed
opportunity, one lapse of concentration
and one error of judgment. Whoever
overcame that, helped his/ her team move
closer to the knockouts. The leader board
had Roaring Tigers on top in Pool A
attached at 10 points, While Pool B had
Back Nine Bandits and Epic Warriors tied
at 9 points.
Sudden Death play off
JGL II Round 5:
The sun continued to blaze on Beldih and
Golmuri courses. Braving the mayhem,
the golfers continued to play a stellar
round and the semi-fi nalists emerged.
While there was a clear cut-off on the
semi-fi nalist scores in pool A, pool B had
a tie between Queen’s Knights and Back
9 Bandits. Queen’s Knights prevailed
as they had won in their encounter with
B9B in the league stage. Pool A results
emerged not before some nail-biting
matches which went down to the wire
Extreme left- Vibhuti Adesara with other pretty faces
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