Golf goes T20 cricket way, youngsters to compete in inaugural Golf Sixes junior tournament

Golf goes T20 cricket way, youngsters to compete in inaugural Golf Sixes junior tournament

Golf goes T20 cricket way, youngsters to compete in inaugural Golf Sixes junior tournament

GURUGRAM: Young golfers from six states will compete in the Golf Sixes Junior Tournament, a six-hole event, at the DLF Golf & Country Club here on Monday, aiming to make the sport more dynamic akin to T20 and T10 cricket.

Organised by the Indian Golf Union (IGU) in partnership with the world golf rules governing body, The R&A, Golf Sixes is designed to make the sport more accessible and appealing to India’s youth as the two shorter formats of cricket.

The inaugural tournament will feature two players each from six states in North India: Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Chandigarh.