The season will tee-off with the Euro 200,000 Gujarat
Kensville Open in Ahmedabad on January 31, which will be followed by six back
to back events being played till March 17, 2013.
The schedule for the second half of 2013 season will be
released in April of 2013.
The first five months of 2013 will see a strong line up of international
events, and the second edition of the Rs 1.24 crore prize-money LP Cup. PGTI
will travel to Sri Lanka for
the first edition of a new USD 70,000 event, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Open, and to Nepal
for the Surya Nepal Masters with an enhanced prize purse of Rs 30 lakhs.
The fourth edition of the flagship Avantha Masters, with a
prize purse of Euro 1.8 million will move to the Jaypee Greens for the first
time. The event co-sanctioned by the European Tour, Asian Tour and PGTI, will
be played from March 14-17, 2013.
The SAIL Open and Panasonic Open are the other two
international events scheduled for the first quarter. Both these events are
co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and PGTI and offer a prize purse of US$ 300,000
each.
Commenting on the 2013 schedule, Mr. Padamjit Sandhu,
Director, PGTI, said, “Indian professionals have had a strong year in their
international appearances, and at home on the PGTI. Talented youngsters
continue to impress and gain in confidence as they prepare to move on to the
higher tours. We thank the outgoing Board of the PGTI for their tremendous
contributions to the sport over the foundation laying years, and welcome the
new Board for the next three years.”
“We are focussed, and in line with our short-term and
long-term strategies and goals, and would like to thank all our partners and
sponsors and are confident of continued support for the growth of the sport,”he said.
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