Sep 3, 2016: The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) will stage the ninth event of its landmark 10th season, the PGTI Eagleburg Masters at Eagleton – The Golf Resort near Bengaluru, from September 6 – 9, 2016. The tournament carries a prize purse of Rs. 30 lakh.
The field will feature India’s leading talent such as local lads Chikkarangappa (2015 Rolex Ranking champion), Udayan Mane (2015 PGTI Emerging Player), Khalin Joshi as well as defending champion Rashid Khan of Delhi and Gurgaon-based Shubhankar Sharma (current Rolex Ranking leader).
The other top names in the field are Rahil Gangjee, Mukesh Kumar, Shankar Das, Shamim Khan, Feroz Ali Mollah and Harendra Gupta, to name a few.
Bengaluru will be well-represented by M Dharma, C Muniyappa, Abhishek Jha, R Murthy and Trishul Chinnappa besides the likes of Chikka, Mane and Joshi.
The field will also feature prominent foreign names such as N Thangaraja, Anura Rohana (both from Sri Lanka) and Md Zamal Hossain Mollah (Bangladesh).
Chikkarangappa, Rashid Khan, Rahil Gangjee, Shubhankar Sharma, Khalin Joshi, Udayan Mane, top names in the field
Prize purse of Rs. 30 lakh
“We’re excited to host our second event of the 2016 PGTI season. We expect a thrilling week of golf at the PGTI Eagleburg Masters as the leading names in the country face-off for the top prize. It is our endeavour to promote professional golf in the country through the staging of events such as the PGTI Eagleburg Masters.”, said Mr. Chetan Meda, Director, Eagleton – The Golf Resort.
“The PGTI Eagleburg Masters is set to witness a keen contest as the race for the Rolex Player of the Year title gets even more intense. We thank Eagleton for their committed support to Indian professional golf and PGTI over the last decade. We seek to continue working with Eagleton to build on the gains achieved so far.”, said Mr. Uttam Singh Mundy, Director, PGTI.
The venue for the event, Eagleton – The Golf Resort, situated on the Bangalore-Mysore highway, is home to a USPGA standard course. This picturesque course is spread out over 170 acres and has undulating fairways and huge greens with an excellent drainage system. Over 40,000 trees, lush turf and sophisticated fertilization, irrigation and waste water management contribute to a natural and pleasing biosphere.
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