In the Mercedes – Benz straightest drive contest played on hole nine, N Krishnakumar Narayanaswamy was declared the winner while in the Mercedes- Benz Closest to Pin in Two Shots was won by T. Hari on hole three. The best gross winner of the day was awarded to Darshan Veeraghavan who made a gross score of 81. The format of play was Double Peoria. This unique format of adjusting handicaps of players levels the playing field enabling golfers to have a greater chance of qualifying for the National Finals. The Chennai leg was the seventh leg of the 12-city tournament which kick started the MercedesTrophy globally. This year, the MercedesTrophy will travel to 50 countries engaging 60,000 golfers worldwide. The Indian leg will witness 25 days of competitive amateur golfing action in 12 cities engaging 2500 golfers, making it larger than ever before. Mercedes Trophy’s next stop is at the Cosmo Tamil Nadu Golf Club in Chennai on February 3rd. Three Winners from the National Finals will further progress to the MercedesTrophy World Finals – Stuttgart, Germany in September 2017 to compete against winners from all over the world. One winner will travel to Scotland to witness the British Open at Royal Birkdale in July.
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