Mehdi, Ranga Raju make national cut

Hyderabad: City golfers Akram Mehdi handicap CAT (0-18) and Kanumuri Ranga Raju handicap CAT (19-24) clinched the first two spots to qualify for the Mercedes Trophy National Finals, slated to be held at Oxford Golf Resort in Pune from April 4 to 6.

They made the cut on the first day of the Hyderabad Leg here on Wednesday.  Following their topping the charts, a total of 17 qualifiers have been identified for the national finals of The Mercedes Trophy.

Meanwhile, the day’s other stand out performance came from Shashidhar Reddy, who emerged as the best Gross Winner of the day.

The top national three will compete with contenders from 60 countries in the 29th edition of the Mercedes Trophy World Final to be held in Stuttgart.