November 2024
qgl 220
INDIVIDUAL STROKEPLAY
SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2024
Manoj Megchiani wins QGL 220 Strokeplay Tournament
On a cool and crisp morning at the Doha Golf Club, QGL President Manoj Megchiani finally brought out his ace game against a formidable field to win QGL 220 with the Best Net score of 32.
Jay Srivastava, who also scored a Net 32, fought tooth and nail for the top spot, but could only finish second on countback.
A ferocious fight for third place ensued, with Bhupendra Jain and Partho Saha both scoring a Net 33.
However Ravishankar, who rallied late in the game with some deft shots, not only pipped the post for third place on countback, but also took the coveted NEAREST TO PIN prize on Hole 6 with a dead accurate Tee Shot.
Rajesh Arcot, despite scoring lower than his last QGL outing, still ended up anchoring the leaderboard, but redeemed himself by winning the LONGEST PUTT prize on Hole 9.
Indian Ambassador H.E. Vipul, who scored an admirable Net 36, congratulated the prize winners.
November 2024
qgl 219
INDIVIDUAL STROKEPLAY
SATURDAY 09 NOVEMBER 2024
Bhupinder Jain wins QGL 219 Strokeplay Tournament
Bhupinder Jain won QGL 219 on DGC Academy Course with a Best Net score of 29.
Sunil Talwar finished Runner Up with a Best Net score of 32.
Manoj Megchiani finished 2nd Runner Up with a Best Net score of 34.
QGL welcomed new member Rajesh Arcot.
Arcot was a first-time-lucky winner at QGL with the Most Exercised Player award for Net score of 43.
Indian Ambassador H.E. Vipul, who scored a creditable Net 37, gave away the prizes.
October 2024
qgl 218
INDIVIDUAL STROKEPLAY
SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER 2024
Angadi & Thiagarajan share honors at QGL 218 Strokeplay Tournament
Chandrashekhar Angadi won QGL 218 on DGC Academy Course with a Best Net score of 31.
Pradeep Thiagarajan won Best Gross with a score of 35, as well as a Special Prize for Most Birdies.
Sunil Talwar finished Runner Up with a Best Net score of 32.
QGL welcomed new member Jalaj Srivastava.
QGL also bid farewell to Pradeep Thiagarajan who is returning to Singapore at the end of his assignment in Qatar.
MaY 2024
qgl 217
Two Persons Team Texas Scramble
WEDNESDAY 15 May 2024
Angadi and Srivastava win QGL 217 Texas Scramble
Chandrashekhar Angadi and Ashok Srivastava win QGL 217 Two Persons Team Texas Scramble.
Ashish Jain and Bhupinder Jain finished Runners up
Special Prizes went to…
Chandrashekar Angadi for Nearest to Pin
Navin Bajaj for Longest Drivea
March 2024
qgl 216
Two Persons Team Texas Scramble
Tuesday 19 March 2024
Ramadan 2024 Two Persons Team Texas Scramble
Tournament was played in blistering windy conditions, but that did not stop Sunil Talwar and Partho Saha to rack up the lowest Team score of Net 30 to emerge victorious. Dr. Samir Gupta and Amit Sah paired up to fight tooth and nail, but could only finish 2nd with a Net 31, while Team Vilas Sangram and Manna Dey finished 3rd on the podium with a Net 31.25. Team & Couple Yohann and Cherehzade Pedder played flawless golf to score Best Gross with an Even Par 34. Chief Guests and Teammates Jasminko Pozderac and his wife Ivana gave away the prizes to the winners.
October 2023
qgl 215
Individual strokeplay
Saturday 21 October 2023
Angadi wins QGL 215 Stroke-play Golf
Despite extreme humid conditions, Chandrasekhar Angadi and Jonathan Lavoie fought hard for the top prize, with Angadi eventually carding a score of 24 to emerge winner, while Lavoie finished runner up on count back against Navin Bajaj, both scoring 25. All players were full of enthusiasm on the beautifully landscaped Par 3 nine-hole course at the Corinthia Golf Club on Gewan Island at the Pearl, which is perfectly designed for all levels of players. QGL welcomed 3 Ambassadors playing together for the first time in one of their events. Ambassadors H.E. Arman Issagaliyev of Kazakhstan, H.E. Zamshari Shahran of Malaysia, and H.E. Vipul of India played competitively and praised QGL for hosting a unique tournament. The Ambassadors jointly honored the winners with prizes, including special prizes to long hitter Dr. Subramanian Kupusamy for ‘Most Exercised Player’, young rookie Amir Issagaliyev for ‘Nearest to Pin’, and veteran Jasjit Butalia for ‘Longest Putt’. All prizes were sponsored by Corinthia Golf Club, courtesy of Operations Manager Tarik Al Aloosy, with organizational support from General Manager Reuben Mifsud, Membership Officer Pernilla Obeid, Marketing Executive Feriel Dbichi and Culinary Director Chef Bijendra Yadav. Corinthia Club also gave away promotional offers to QGL members for rounds of golf and annual memberships
September 2023
qgl 214
Two Persons Team Texas Scramble
Friday 29 September 2023
Team Jain–Angadi win QGL 214 Scramble Golf
QGL organized its 214th monthly tournament, a Texas Scramble, at Doha Golf Club on Fri 29 Sep 2023. Bhupendra Jain and Chandrashekhar Angadi won the Two-Person Team Event with a Net Score of 30. Jain also won the previous event with another partner, making him the first ever back to back winner. The Team of Kanchan Ghoshal and Dr. Amitav Mitra finished second with a net score of 32.8.
Special Prizes went to Dr. JB Roy for ‘Nearest to Pin’ and Dr. Subramanian Kupusamy for the ‘Longest Drive’.
May 2023
qgl 213
TWO PERSON TEXAS SCRAMBLE
Saturday 20 May 2023
Jain and Kumar win QGL 213 Texas Scramble Golf
Qatar Golf Lovers (QGL), Qatar’s oldest and largest Golf Society, organized its 213th monthly tournament at the weekend at the Doha Golf Club, with 32 players fighting it out in difficult conditions. Bhupendra Jain and his partner Rahul Kumar won the Two-Person Team Texas Scramble with a Net Score of 31.6
The Team of Navin Bajaj and new member Ashok Srivastava, who fought tooth and nail, also finished with a net score of 31.6, but ended up as runners-up on countback.
Ambassadors Arman Issagaliyev of Kazakhstan and Tran Duc Hung of Vietnam not only participated in the tournament, but gave away prizes to the winners at a dinner ceremony. QGL President Manoj Megchiani, Vice President Sanjay Jain and Captain Clark White gave away Special Prizes to PK Viswanath for ‘Nearest to Pin’ and Rukkaiya Pachisa for ‘Longest Drive’. The prize for the Most Exercised Team awarded to encourage and recognize the efforts of newcomers went to Nabil Zaheer Ali and Arsalan Adam. Pavan Singh of Petro-Q awarded special Golf T-shirts to the winners.
March 2023
qgl 212
Two Person Team Texas Scramble
Saturday 25 March 2023
TEAM TRAN HUNG – ANWAR ALI WIN QGL 212
After a long break of 6 months, QGL resumed its monthly tournament by bidding farewell to H.E. Dr. Deepak Mittal, Ambassador of India to Qatar, who is returning to India at the end of his Tour of Duty in Qatar. QGL 212, contested by 36 golfers at the Doha Golf Club, was won by H.E. Tran Duc Hung, Ambassador of Vietnam to Qatar, and his partner Anwar Ali.
The Team of Chandrashekhar Angadi and Rukkaiya Pachisa finished as runners up.
Ambassador Mittal, along with Ambassador Issagaliyev of Kazakhstan also participated in the tournament and gave away prizes to the winners. Special Prizes went to Vinayan Radhakrishnan for ‘Longest Putt’, Pavan Singh for ‘Nearest to Pin’, and Rakesh Wagh & Rukkaiya Pachisa for ‘Longest Drive’.
Prizes were sponsored by QGL supporter Pavan Singh. QGL Founder Member P.K.Viswanath felicitated Ambassador Mittal, with Mementos presented by Ambassador Hung, Ambassador Issagaliyev, Fazal & Tasnim Kazi, and Dr. Ahsan & Rukkaiya Pachisa.
Dr. Mittal, in his emotional acceptance and farewell speech, thanked and praised QGL for its efforts in promoting Golf in Qatar amongst newcomers to the game. Ambassador Mittal will be missed.
September 2022
qgl 211
TWO-PERSON TEAM TEXAS SCRAMBLE
Friday 30 September 2022
Team Randeva-Angadi win QGL 211
After a long summer break of three months, 24 golfers contested in the 211th edition of QGL Two Person Team Texas Scramble Golf Tournament at the Doha Golf Club on 30 September 2022.
The Team of Akshay Randeva and Chandrashekhar Angadi won with a Net Score of 30.8 after a strong challenge from the runners-up Team of Partho Saha and Thirumeni Chidambaranathan who carded a Net Score of 31.2.
H.E. Arman Issagaliyev (Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Qatar) and Captain Mohan Atla (Defence Attaché at the Embassy of India) both participated in the tournament.
H.E. Issagaliyev, President Manoj Megchiani, Captain Clark White and Vice President Sanjay Jain gave away prizes to the winners. Special prizes went to Ahsan Pachisa for ‘Nearest to Pin’, and Rukkaiya Pachisa for ‘Longest Putt’.
August 2022
Serbian Ambassador Farewell Tournament
Atla & Ravishankar win Serbian Ambassador’s farewell Golf Tournament
Qatar Golf Lovers (QGL) organized a special Texas Scramble Golf tournament at Doha Golf Club last week to bid farewell to Serbian Ambassador Jasminko Pozderac and his wife Ivana. Ambassador Pozderac, a big supporter of QGL and a golfer par-excellence, gave an emotional farewell speech in which he commended the efforts of QGL in promoting social golf in Qatar since 2001. Ambassador of India to Qatar Dr. Deepak Mittal and Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Qatar Arman Issagaliyev, who teamed up with Ambassador Pozderac, spoke at the Breakfast Reception after the game. Dr. Rony Paul, Karthik Ramaiah and Pavan Singh of Petro-Q Group that sponsored the event, not only presented a memento to Ambassador Pozderac, but also Prizes to the winning team of Captain Mohan Atla (Defence Attaché at the Embassy of India) and his partner Ravishankar, during breakfast and prize distribution ceremony. Master of Ceremonies Chandrashekar Angadi took charge of the event in presence of QGL President Manoj Megchiani and Vice President Sanjay Jain. QGL will resume its monthly tournaments after the summer break in September with its 211th Tournament. Golf enthusiasts can visit MYQGL.COM for news and updates on future events.
June 2022
qgl 210
Two Person Team, Foursome Stroke-play, Alternate Shot
Friday 17 june 2022
RESULTS
Winning Team: Vinayan Radhakrishnan & Riyaz Adhammu
Runners-up: Dr. Ahsan & Rukkaiya Pachisa
Longest Putt: Dr. J.B. Roy
May 2022
qgl 209
Individual Stableford
Friday 20 May 2022
RESULTS
WINNER FLIGHT-A : CLARK WHITE 20 PTS
RUNNER-UP FLIGHT-A : KANCHAN GHOSHAL 19 PTS
WINNER FLIGHT-B : MANOJ MEGCHIANI 21 PTS
RUNNER-UP FLIGHT-B : RAKESH WAGH 20 PTS
qgl 208
RAMADAN ECLECTIC COMPETITION
- 5th April 2022 - 9th May 2022
- Doha Golf Club 9 holes Academy
March 2022
INDIA CUP 2022
February 2022
qgl 207
THE FOUR HORSEMEN
Friday 18 feb 2022
Four Horsemen – Clark White, Khalid Ansari, Bhupendra Jain and Chandrashekhar Angadi – rode into Town and blew away the competition with a winning Net Score of 99.
Jasjit Butalia played flawless golf to win Best Net Score of 28.
January 2022
qgl 206
Individual Strokeplay
Friday 14 jan 2022
QGL 206 Strokeplay, our first event of 2022 held on Friday 14th Jan, was a resounding success.
The Results:
Winner
Salim Kutty (nett 30)
Runner up
Mohan Atla (nett 33)
Nearest to Pin
Arnav Jain
Longest Putt
Anwar Ali
Congratulations to all the winners.
