Dehradun, June 1 -- The 20th Governor's Cup Golf Tournament, organised by the Raj Bhawan Golf Club, Nainital, was inaugurated today by Governor Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (Retd) with a ceremonial tee-off. The prestigious three-day tournament is witnessing a record participation of 177 golfers from across the country this year.

On the first day, 70 golfers competed, including 6 women, 46 in the general category, and 18 junior golfers. On this occasion, the Governor interacted with and encouraged the participants, including Asian Games gold medallist and Arjuna Awardee Amit Luthra, and Padma Shri and Arjuna Awardee Zafar Iqbal, along with school children and other golfers from various parts of the country.

The Governor remarked that the natural ...