Greenwood High Student finishes Top 2 in the US Kids European Golf Championship 2016

Bengaluru, June 07, 2016: Greenwood High student Ms. Avani Prashanth of Grade IV has finished Top 2 among Girls in the Girls 9 Age Category in the US Kids European Golf Championship 2016 held at Longniddry, East Lothian, Scotland recently. Avani was the best performing Indian amongst girls in the tournament and played a round of 2 under par on the last day of the tournament to finish with an even-par score of 108 over 3 days. Avani demonstrated superior skill to manage the cold temperatures of 10-14 degrees and wind speeds of 24 kmph that are very different from Bangalore. She also had to adapt to a Links Golf course and very hard greens that do not grip the ball well.

The tournament in the Girls 9 age category was won by Ms. Rosie Bee Kim of UK, who played 5 under par 103 for the tournament. Over 630 junior Golfers across various age categories from over 50 countries descended on East Lothian, Scotland to participate in the prestigious U.S. Kids European Golf Championship, the young champions had a chance to make history at the birthplace of Golf.

Ms. Niru Agarwal, Trustee, Greenwood High International School said “We at Greenwood High are elated at Avani’s latest performance and wish her the best in her future endeavors. We commend Avani for her dedication and persistence towards the sport and would continue to support her with any help we can provide. She has always been an inspiring example to other students and we congratulate her on her recent achievement”.

Avani was awarded the order of Merit Trophy for 2015 by South Zone Junior Golf, under the auspices of the Indian Golf Union, for scoring the highest merit points by winning all the tournaments she participated. She has also finished Top 3 and Top 4 in her age group at the US kids World championship held in 2014 and 2015 at Pinehurst, North Carolina respectively.

Avani started learning golf when she was 3 years 10 month under Mr. Nathan Sundaram. She currently trains under Mr. Abdul Raheem KH, practices at Eagleton Golf Course at Bidadi and is presently busy preparing for the US Kids World Championship in Pinehurst, North Carolina in August 2016.

GREENWOOD HIGH AT A GLANCE . . .

Greenwood High is a highly-reputed Day cum Residential International School in Bangalore, India established in 2004 offering IB, IGCSE and ICSE curriculum. We are the only International School in Bangalore to have received the honour of bagging 5 National awards and to be ISO 18001:2007 accredited with a “Safety and Health Management Systems Certificate”. Greenwood High stands out with complete nurturing care, emphasizing on the all round development of the student. The futuristic curriculum lays equal emphasis on academics and personality development. With over 3100 students Greenwood High not only focuses of educational “best practices”, but also thrives to provide total personality and intellectual development.