Leading professionals for PGTI Oxford Golf and Country Club Championships

Pune, June 24, 2013: The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) has announced the PGTI Players Championship which is scheduled to be held at the Oxford Golf and Country Club near Pune from June 25 to 28. The tournament carries a total prize purse of Rs 30 lakh.

The tournament will feature the likes of top Indian professionals such as Anirban Lahiri, Shamim Khan (Reigning Rolex Rankings champion), Himmat Singh Rai, Digvijay Singh, Chiragh Kumar, Mukesh Kumar, defending champion Om Prakash Chouhan, Sujjan Singh, Rahil Gangjee, Harendra Gupta, Shankar Das, Manav Jaini, Rashid Khan, Abhijit Singh Chadha, Ajeetesh Sandhu and Vinod Kumar, to name a few.

 The top foreigners in the field include Mithun Perera (Sri Lanka), Kunal Bhasin (Australia) and Md Zamal Hossain Mollah (Bangladesh). The leading golfers from Pune participating in the event include Rajiv Datar, Jaideep Patwardhan, Moniuddin Malak, Saurabh Bhaduri, Sameer Shaikh, Pravin Pathare and Aditya Bhandarkar.

Mr. Campbell Elliot, General Manager Oxford Golf & Country Club, said, “Oxford is proud to be associated with India’s golf professionals and it is with great delight that we welcome all participants back to the Oxford Golf and Country Club for the Players Championship.  We wish all competitors the best of luck and hope that everyone enjoys the course, hospitality and Pune’s wonderful weather.”

Mr. Padamjit Sandhu, Director, PGTI, said, “We begin the second half of our 2013 season with a strong player field at the picturesque Oxford Golf  and Country Club. The city of Pune is fast emerging as a major golfing centre in India and this tournament gives local professionals an opportunity to take on the best in the country in favourable home conditions. We look forward to an exciting week of golf and thank the Oxford Golf and Country Club for their strong support to professional golf.”

The picturesque Oxford Golf Course, designed by Phil Ryan, is built on 136 acres of horse-shoe shaped land surrounded by the Sahyadri Hills on three sides. There is a height difference of 88 metres within the golf course. The large greens and sparkling white sand bunkers also give the course a distinct identity. The overall landscaping is designed to blend seamlessly with the surrounding hills.

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