Ladies Open at Kodaikanal from Aug 7, 50 top amateurs in fray

Chennai, Aug 7 (UNI) Fifty women amateur golfers will be vying for honours in the Madras Ladies Open and Handicap Golf Championship 2007, to be held in the Kodaikanal Golf Course from August 7 to 10.

The championship, organised by the South India Ladies Golf Association, will see large number of juniors participating in the Gold Division.

The championship is a categorised tournament, one among a schedule of tournaments conducted under the aegis of the Indian Golf Union Ladies Section (IGULS), the governing body for amateur ladies golf in India.

The top amateur lady golfers from all over the country will participate to earn points for the National Order of Merit. The teams that would represent India at the International amateur events are selected from this Order of Merit.

The Championship is played over 72- hole stroke play in three divisions concurrently.

The Handicap Divisions are: Gold - 12 and below, Silver - 13 to 24 Bronze - 25 to 36.

Seniors will play 54 holes, while the juniors and sub-juniors play 72 holes.

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