SKILLFUL DISPLAY BY YOUNG GOLFERS AT USHA JTP 2018
32nd Usha
Junior Training Programme for Golf announces winners of the fourth camp
New Delhi, June 22, 2018: Usha
International, one of India’s leading household consumer durables brand, has
been associated with the Junior Training Programme (JTP) of the Delhi Golf Club
since 2006 with the aim of introducing golf to youngsters between the age
groups of eight and 17 years and discovering and nurturing talented juniors.
This year’s JTP was slated between May 14-June 22, 2017.
The fourth camp of the Usha Junior Training Programme for Golf 2018 concluded
today at Delhi Golf Club with Ayush
Baisoya, Rakshit Dahiya, Vicky Kumar, Vikas Kumar, Janya Kathuria and Riya
Chaudhary taking away the maximum number of prizes across categories like
Putting, Chipping, Pitching, Bunker, Long Drive and Playing competitions. 50
talented youngsters in the third camp were trained under the guidance of Mr. Jasjit Singh, Class ‘A’ Professional
from National Golf Academy of India & PGA of India, Former National Coach
& High Performance Manager, IGU.
Delighted at the skilful
performance of talented youngsters, Mr. Jasjit Singh, said, “We witnessed
amazing response from kids for the Usha Junior Training Programme 2018. I am
thankful to Usha International for supporting the programme for more than a
decade now. We have tremendous talent in India and need to take Golf to the
grassroots level of the country. We hope
to continue this wonderful journey to identify and train the future golfers of
India.”
The 32nd edition of the Usha Junior Training Programme was divided
into four camps (each of 10 day duration) starting May 14, May 24, June 3 and
June 13, respectively. Under the guidance of well-known Category-A coaches, Vikram
Sethi, Nonita Lall Qureshi and Jasjit Singh, every participating kid was trained
on different aspects of the game. The kids were segregated by their level of
ability – Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced. A daily session of two-hours
covered different aspects of the game – Long Drive, Putting, Chipping, Bunker,
and Pitching, as well as the basic rules and etiquettes of the game. Each camp
concluded with a prize distribution ceremony where participants were awarded
according to age and ability across all disciplines.
Usha International has been continuously supporting numerous sporting
initiatives in the country like Ultimate Flying Disc, IPL, Football, Marathon,
Ladies Amateur and Junior Golf, Cricket for the Deaf, and Sports Championships
for the Blind.
The company believes in promoting a healthy and active lifestyle and many
of its new age appliances including the Cold Press Juicer, OTG, InfinitiCook
Halogen Oven, On the Go Blenders are an extension of this philosophy.
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