By Rahul Banerji
In form Yuvraj Singh Sandhu and defending champion Karandeep Kochhar are amongst the top draws for the Tata Steel PGTI Players Championship that tees off on Tuesday.
The penultimate event on the PGTI’s pre-summer schedule at the Chandigarh Golf Club carries a prize purse of Rs. 50 lakh.
The field of 126 includes 123 professionals and three amateurs.
Leading Indian professionals in the fray include Udayan Mane, Khalin Joshi, Honey Baisoya, Kshitij Naveed Kaul, Manu Gandas, Abhijit Singh Chadha, Akshay Sharma and Aadil Bedi, to name a few.
Local lad Yuvraj Singh Sandhu, currently ranked second on the Order of Merit, is the highest-ranked player on the Order of Merit among those participating in the event.
The foreign challenge rests on Sri Lankans Mithun Perera, N. Thangaraja and Anura Rohana, Md Zamal Hossain Mollah, Badal Hossain, Md Akbar Hossain, Md Sayum, Md Muaj and Md Somrat Sikdar from Bangladesh and Nepal’s Sukra Bahadur Rai.
Strong challenge
The other top golfers from the Tricity at the event include Angad Cheema, Harendra Gupta, Harmeet Kahlon, Amandeep Johl, Gurbaaz Mann, Ranjit Singh and Amritinder Singh.
“…This tournament will not only encourage young golfers from the region to emulate these leading professionals but will also give an opportunity to sportsmen of the city to watch some fine golf,” said CGC president Col H.S. Chahal.
Added CGC captain K.S. Sibia,“The Chandigarh Golf Club has been a nursery for Indian professional golf.
“It has produced players like Jeev Milkha Singh, Harmeet Kahlon, Uttam Singh Mundy, Amandeep Johl, Amritinder Singh, Ajeetesh Sandhu and Sujjan Singh, to name a few.
“It is our endeavour to continue the tradition of churning out champion golfers from Chandigarh with the staging of events such as the PGTI Players Championship.
“The course is in immaculate condition and will test the skills of the best golfers in the country during the event.
“As we have a strong field, we expect the record for the lowest winning total at Chandigarh Golf Club which currently stands at 20-under 268, to be broken.”
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