Kathmandu – 11 January 2014/Rekha Ghimire won the Surya Nepal Gokarna Monthly Medal here at Gokarna Golf Club on Saturday. Ghimire scored four-under nett to clinch the trophy. Bijay Bahadur Shrestha and Joseph Nathan were tied at one-under par, Bijay finished runner-up on the count back whereas the club captain Joseph was second runner-up.
Ang Tshiring Sherpa won the best gross award with the score of 80 (eight over par). Top 30 players from the last 10 medal rounds qualified to play the final two rounds along with top three gross scorers of each medal rounds. out of those who qualified, 24 players took part in the first edition of the final rounds played today. The last leg of the final rounds will be played on February 1, 2014. Club President Suhrid Ghimire gave away the prizes to the winners of the day.
Ang Tshiring Sherpa is ahead on the club championship (scratch) with the score of 80 on the first round, Prabhat Singh is second with 83 and Joseph Nathan is third with 85. After the eleventh edition, Rekha Ghimire is on top of the leader board of the club championship (handicap) with 260 points. Bijay Bahadur Shrestha is second with 220 points. Maj. Gen (Rtd) Mahesh B. Karki is third with 214 points. Babu Sherpa is fourth with 206 points. Ang Dorjee Sherpa is fifth with 188 points.