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S Chikkarangappa made a double delight with a victory at the season-ending McLeod Russel Tour golf Championship that also sealed his maiden Rolex Player of the Year title for the PGTI order of merit.

Shubham Jaglan, India's 11-year-old golf prodigy, bagged his first-ever US Kids European Junior Championship, by a massive 13 strokes, at the Craigielaw Golf Club in Longniddry, Scotland.
The tournament is a prelude to the prestigious World Championships – which will essentially host the same playing field as the European Championship. In 2015, Jaglan had finished second in the competition.

Rayhan Thomas a 16 year old amateur Indian golfer based in UAE is doing well in the professional golf circuit.
Rayhan is a regular at the MENA (Middle East & North Africa) Golf Tour and today he has created history by becoming the first ever Amateur Champion of MENA Golf tour event.
This year alone he has three top-3 finishes out of 5 MENA golf tournaments.
Rayhan has also won 2 amateur tournaments this year.

Is he listed as an Indian? He has Indian parents from Kerala, but was born in UAE, right?

jayakris wrote:Is he listed as an Indian? He has Indian parents from Kerala, but was born in UAE, right?

Yes he was born & raised in UAE, but he is listed as an Indian in OWGR & WAGR rankings.

Ranked 180 in the WAGR rankings, Rayhan Thomas is now the number 1 Indian Amateur golfer.
He continued his good form by finishing tied third at MENA golf event of GOLF CITIZEN Classic.

In OWGR rankings, Rayhan is ranked 852.

jayakris wrote:Is he listed as an Indian? He has Indian parents from Kerala, but was born in UAE, right?

I don't think Indians who are born and/or raised in UAE are entitled to UAE citizenship. I suspect only a special decree from their ruler or someone like that may be needed to get citizenship which they probably use sometimes to import sportsmen to improve their sporting performance.

Rayhan Thomas is now ranked 131 as per the latest WAGR Rankings. This week, Rayhan and 5 other Indians are taking part Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. Winner of this event gets a spot at the Masters.

After Round 1, Rayhan is tied for seventh position & India's No. 2 amateur golfer Yuvraj Sandhu is T15.

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Round 1 scores

T7 Neha Tripathi -2
T26 Smriti Mehra Par
T53 Vani Kapoor +2
T74 Saaniya Sharma +3
T119 Amandeep Drall +8

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Round 2 scores

T44 Saaniya Sharma +3
T53 Neha Tripathi +4
----missed cut----
T63 Smriti Mehra +5
T63 Vani Kapoor +5
118 Amandeep Drall +14

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Final scores

T33 Neha Tripathi +4
T61 Saaniya Sharma +12

Rayhan Thomas has won the Mena Golf Tour-Order of Merit- Amateur 2016.

This week seven Indian women golfers will try their luck at the Ladies European Tour Q School for 2017 season.
This is the largest Indian contingent ever to play at the Q School. Aditi had won thi event last year.

http://ladieseuropeantour.com/?p=38739

2017 LALLA AICHA TOUR SCHOOL FINAL QUALIFYING

Round 1 scores

T2 Amandeep Drall -6
T8 Vani Kapoor -3
T13 Saaniya Sharma -2
T34 Neha Tripathi E
T69 Sharmila Nicollet +3
T93 Gaurika Bishnoi +5
T112 Anisha Padukone +8

Good Start by Indians after Round 1.

Players who finish in the top 30 and ties will earn Ladies European Tour Membership in category 8 for 2017, while those that finish from positions 31st to 60th and ties after the cut will earn Membership in Category 9b.

2017 LALLA AICHA TOUR SCHOOL FINAL QUALIFYING

Round 2 scores

T1 Amandeep Drall -10
T12 Neha Tripathi -3
T25 Vani Kapoor -1
T25 Saaniya Sharma -1
T60 Gaurika Bishnoi +3
T60 Sharmila Nicollet +3
T114 Anisha Padukone +21

Amandeep Drall has taken the joint lead after second round.