TEAM Rest successfully defended its title after defeating the Seniors 250-224 points in the Ba Golf Club Annual Seniors versus Team Rest competition at the FSC Ba Golf Club over the weekend.
The closely contested showdown remained tight for much of the round, with Team Rest holding only a narrow lead before pulling away on the back nine.
Ba Golf Club captain Asish Chand said the Seniors put up a strong fight and kept the pressure on until the final stages.
“What a great showdown today at Ba Golf Club between the Seniors and Team Rest.
“The match was tightly contested for much of the round, with Team Rest holding only a narrow lead of a couple of points. However, the young guns came out firing on the back nine and eventually pulled away to take a commanding lead, successfully defending their title.”
Team Rest’s best performance came from the pairing of Rohit Chandra and Chand, who scored 59 points to claim the best pairing prize.
Brendan Daniel and Ravinesh Chaudhary contributed 56 points, while Christopher Daniel and Damon Chen scored 52 points. Vikrant Chandra and Rahil Naidu added 49 points, with Yash Kumar scoring 34 points.
The Seniors were led by Jyoti Lal and Sebastian Daniel, who scored 58 points. Joeli Dakunimata and Raven Kumar contributed 49 points, while Pradeep Chandra and Saiesh Kumar scored 43 points.
Ravinesh Chand and Ashwin Sharma added 41 points, with Rajen Singh scoring 33 points.
Chand praised the Veterans for their effort and thanked Pradeep Chandra for his continued support of the event through his business, Heera Apartments.
He also acknowledged chef of the day Sailesh for preparing the chicken curry and thanked members who assisted with the preparations.
Other prize winners were Jyoti Lal and Sebastian Daniel as runners-up, while Rahil Naidu won the longest drive on holes four and 13, and Damon Chen won the longest drive on holes nine and 18.
Raven Kumar won nearest to the pin on holes three and 12 and seven and 16, while Rajen Singh claimed the second-best shot on holes nine and 18.
