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Vedika wins title at US Kids Golf as Aida finishes third; Nihal, Kabir in top-10
Pinehurst (North Carolina) [US], August 4 (ANI): Vedika Bhansali of Bengaluru emerged as the champion at the US Kids World Championship golf at Pinehurst Village. Playing in the Girls 9 years category, Vedika shot her best nine-hole round of the week with 4-under 32, and for the second time in three days, it was bogey-free. With 33-33-32, she totalled 10-under and beat Japan's Emi Minami by one shot and American Audrey Zhang by two. Vedika, who was fourth a year ago, had just one bogey in three rounds, each of which is nine holes for her age group. As Vedika picked the gold another Bengaluru golfer, Aida Thimmaiah (75-68-66) was third in Girls 11 Category. Aida's final round was brilliant as she shot 6-under 66 and totalled 7-under to finish third. The runaway winner was American Bella Simoes (66-62-67) at 21-under while Ananya Venkataraghavan (70-69-67), granddaughter of former India cricketer S Venkataraghavan, was second at 10-under. Ananya is now based in the United States and represents the US. Two other Indians finished in the top-8. Last year's medallist, Chandigarh's Nihal Cheema, was Tied-fourth in the Boys 8 category with cards of 38-39-35. In Boys 10, Noida's Kabir Goyal shot 72-70-68 and finished eighth. Results of the Indians after the third and final round at the US Kids World Championships at Pinehurst: The Indian boys were placed as follows after the second round: Boys 8: Nihal Cheema (Chandigarh) (38-39-35) T-4; Boys 10: Kabir Goyal (Noida) shot (72-70-68) (8th); Boys 11: Sohraab Singh Talwar (Mohali) - (76-74-75) (T-42); Boys 12: Adit Veeramachaneni (Bangalore) (73-79-71) (T-41), Hridaan Saraogi (Jaipur) (79-79-72) (T-89) and Siddhant Sharma (Faridabad) (78-78-75) (T-97). The girls were placed as follows: Girls 8: Pramati Veera (Bangalore) - (37-36-41) in 9-hole rounds (T-21), Naaysha S Sinha (Noida) (38-39-39) in 9-hole rounds (T-25); Girls 9: Vedika Bhansali (Bangalore) (33-33-32) in 9-hole rounds (Winner); Ahana Shah (Mumbai) (41-42-34) (T-42), Suhani Chandra (Gurugram) (43-42-41) (T-78), Aahana Shrivastava (Gurugram) (44-41-42) (T-82); Girls 11: Aida Thimmaiah (Bangalore) (75-68-66) (3rd);
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03-08-2025
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Vedika wins US Kids Golf title, Aida finishes third
Agency: PTI Last Updated: Pinehurst (US), Aug 3 (PTI) India's Vedika Bhansali emerged champion at the US Kids World Championship golf at Pinehurst Village. Playing in the girls 9-year category, Vedika shot her best nine-hole round of the week with 4-under 32, and it was bogey free for the second time in three days. With 33-33-32, she totalled 10-under and beat Japan's Emi Minami by one shot and American Audrey Zhang by two. Vedika, who was fourth a year ago, had just one bogey in three rounds, each of which is nine holes for her age group. As Vedika picked the gold, another Bengaluru golfer Aida Thimmaiah (75-68-66) was third in girls 11 category. Aida's final round was brilliant as she shot 6-under 66 and totalled 7-under to finish third. The runaway winner was American Bella Simoes (66-62-67) at 21-under while Ananya Venkataraghavan (70-69-67), granddaughter of former India cricketer S Venkataraghavan, was second at 10-under. Ananya is now based in the United States and represents the US. Two other Indians finished in the Top-8. Last year's medallist, Chandigarh's Nihal Cheema was tied-fourth in boys 8 category with cards of 38-39-35. In boys 10, Noida's Kabir Goyal shot 72-70-68 and finished eighth. Results of the Indians after the third and final round at US Kids World Championships at Pinehurst: Boys 8: Nihal Cheema (Chandigarh) (38-39-35) T-4. Boys 10: Kabir Goyal (Noida) shot (72-70-68) (8th). Boys 11: Sohraab Singh Talwar (Mohali) (76-74-75) (T-42). Boys 12: Adit Veeramachaneni (Bangalore) (73-79-71) (T-41), Hridaan Saraogi (Jaipur) (79-79-72) (T-89) and Siddhant Sharma (Faridabad) (78-78-75) (T-97). Girls 8: Pramati Veera (Bangalore) – (37-36-41) in 9-hole rounds (T-21), Naaysha S Sinha (Noida) (38-39-39) in 9-hole rounds (T-25). Girls 9: Vedika Bhansali (Bangalore) (33-33-32) in 9-hole rounds (Winner); Ahana Shah (Mumbai) (41-42-34) (T-42), Suhani Chandra (Gurugram) (43-42-41) (T-78), Aahana Shrivastava (Gurugram) (44-41-42) (T-82). Girls 11: Aida Thimmaiah (Bangalore) (75-68-66) (3rd). Girls 12: Ojaswini Saraswat (Mohali) (70-68-76) (T-18). PTI Corr PDS PDS PDS view comments First Published: August 03, 2025, 21:15 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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03-08-2025
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Vedika still 2nd at US Kids World golf as Aida rises to 5th and Ojaswini stays 9th
Pinehurst [US], August 3 (ANI): Vedika Bhansali of Bengaluru maintained her tied second position after the second round of the US Kids World Championship golf at Pinehurst Village. Vedika, who was fourth a year ago, has shot two rounds of 33 each, and at six-under, she is still one shot behind the leader, Audrey Zhang of the US (32-33). After a bogey-free first round, Vedika began with a bogey but had four birdies in her remaining eight holes to get to 3-under 33 in the nine-hole round for Girls 9 Category. Aida Thimmaiah, after a 75 on the first day, produced a superb 4-under 68 with five birdies and just one bogey to climb 18 places from T-23 to Tied-fifth. Ojaswini Saraswat stayed in tied ninth place despite improving her score by two shots as she followed her first round 70 with a 68, and at 6-under, she is tied-9th. She is three shots behind the leaders, Riviera Lindholm of Canada and Zara Stanley of the US, who are both at 9-under. There are three Indians in the Top-10 after the second day, and one more day is left. Also in with a chance to get into the Top-10 is Nihal Cheema, despite slipping two places from T-12 to T-14 as he shot 3-over 39 in his 9-hole second round in the Boys 8 category. Results of the Indians after Round 2 at the US Kids World Championships at Pinehurst: The Indian boys were placed as follows after the second round: Boys 8: Nihal Cheema (Chandigarh) (38-39) T-14; Boys 10: Kabir Goyal (Noida) shot (72-70) (T-22); Boys 11: Sohraab Singh Talwar (Mohali) - (76-74) (T-58); Boys 12: Adit Veeramachaneni (Bengaluru) (73-79) (T-53), Siddhant Sharma (Faridabad) (78-78) (T-107) and Hridaan Saraogi (Jaipur) (79-79) (T-120). The girls were placed as follows: Girls 8: Pramati Veera (Bengaluru) - (37-36) in 9-hole rounds (T-15), Naaysha S Sinha (Noida) (38-39) in 9-hole rounds (T-28); Girls 9: Vedika Bhansali (Bengaluru) (33-33) in 9-hole rounds (T-2); Ahana Shah (Mumbai) (41-42) (T-72), Suhani Chandra (Gurugram) (43-42) (T-81), Aahana Shrivastava (Gurugram) (44-41) (T-81); Girls 11: Aida Thimmaiah (Bengaluru) (75-68) (T-5);
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01-08-2025
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Vedika lies second in US Kids World Championship, Ojaswini is ninth
Pinehurst (US), Aug 1 (PTI) Indian golfers Vedika Bhansali and Ojaswini Saraswat made promising starts to find a place in the top-10 after the opening day of the US Kids World Championship golf at Pinehurst Village here. Bengaluru's Vedika with a bogey-free 3-under 33 was tied-second with five others and was one shot behind the leader, Audrey Zhang of the US. Ojaswini from Mohali, a former medallist at the US Kids World Championship, was Tied-ninth in Girls 12 after a card of 2-under. She was runner-up in Girls 11 a year ago and is looking at going one better. Vedika, who was fourth a year ago in Girls 8 category, had three birdies and Ojaswini, runner-up last year in Girls 11, had three birdies and dropped her only shot on the 18th at the Longleaf club. Chandigarh golfer Nihal Cheema, who was runner-up on Boys 7 in 2024, had just one birdie against two bogeys in his nine-hole round at Mid Pines (Black). Cheema, playing in Boys 8 Category this year, was placed Tied-12th. Results of the Indians at US Kids World Championships at Pinehurst: The Indian boys were placed as follows: Boys 8: Nihal Cheema (Boys 8, Chandigarh) T-12; Boys 10: Kabir Goyal (Boys 10, Noida) shot 72 (T-33); Boys 11: Sohraab Singh Talwar (Boys 11, Mohali) – 76 (T-50); Boys 12: Adit Veeramachaneni (Boys 12, Bangalore) – 73 (T-23), Siddhant Sharma (Boys 12, Faridabad) 78 – (T-93) and Hridaan Saraogi (Boys 12, Jaipur) 79 (T-112). The girls were placed as follows: Girls 8: Pramati Veera (Girls 8, Bangalore) – 37 in 9-hole round (T-21), Naaysha S Sinha (Girls 8, Noida) 38 in 9-hole round (T-29); Girls 9: Vedika Bhansali (Girls 9, Bangalore) 33 in 9-hole round (T-2); Ahana Shah (Girls 9, Mumbai) 41 (T-61), Suhani Chandra (Girls 9, Gurugram) 43 (T-75), Aahana Shrivastava (Girls 9, Gurugram) 44 (T-83); Girls 11: Aida Thimmaiah (Girls 11, Bangalore) 75 (T-23); Girls 12: Ojaswini Saraswat (Girls 12, Mohali) 70 (T-9). PTI Cor ATK ATK view comments First Published: August 01, 2025, 13:45 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
