In a flying start to the Chandigarh Golf League, the Canam Raptors thrashed Birdie Brigade 6-1 at The Chandigarh Golf Club on Saturday. Defending champions The Mulligans were made to work hard before edging Pirates of the Greens 4-3, while Fairway Comets defeated Soaring Eagles 5-2 in another Group A match.
In the pairs, Jaipal Hundal and Col PJS Atwal won 5 & 3, while Col SS Grewal and Major General GS Malhi recorded the biggest margin of the day with an 8 & 6 victory. Colonel RPS Brar and his partner added a 5 & 4 win, while MPS Mann and Goody Malhi completed the Raptors’ tally with a 4 & 3 victory. Sahil Mahajan and Raminder Singh scored Birdie Brigade’s lone point with a 2-up win. Fairway Comets collected two closely fought singles wins before dominating the remaining matches to beat Soaring Eagles 5-2. Sandeep Sandhu won 2 & 1, while Arvind Bajaj edged Puneet Sood 1-up. In Group B, GD Aces relied on a strong showing in the pairs to defeat Chiefs 4.5-2.5. Mivaan Singh won 5 & 4 in the singles, while Darvesh Kumar earned a 3 & 1 victory for Chiefs.
The Aces then won three pairs matches and halved another to seal the opening-day win.
