Tata Steel Group, PGTI announce 17th Tata Open Golf
Jamshedpur, Dec 18 (IBNS): The Tata Steel Group and PGTI have announced the 17th TATA Open Golf which will be held in Jamshedpur from Dec 20 – 23, 2018.
The four-day tournament will be hosted at the Golmuri Golf Course in Jamshedpur. The Pro-Am will be played on 19th December, 2018. The event offers a rich prize purse of Rs. 1 crore and constitutes the last leg of the 2018 PGTI season.
The tournament will feature some of the top Indian professionals such as Asian Tour winners Khalin Joshi, Rashid Khan, Chikkarangappa and Chiragh Kumar, to name a few. The top foreign players in the field are Sri Lankans Anura Rohana (defending champion), Mithun Perera, N Thangaraja and K Prabagaran as well as Australian Kunal Bhasin.
The local challenge will be led by professional Karan Taunk of Jamshedpur. The field also features three leading amateurs from Jamshedpur, Navtez Singh, Aditya Panchamiya and Armaan Parikh.
Sanjiv Paul, Vice President, Safety, Health & Sustainability, Tata Steel, said, “The Tata Open Golf has grown to be a significant tournament in the East in the PGTI Golf calendar. We are happy to host country’s leading golfers competing for top honours. The Golmuri golf course is in great shape and spectators can look forward to some exhilarating golf.”
Uttam Singh Mundy, CEO, PGTI, said, “The 17th edition of the TATA Open promises to be a grand spectacle for golf fans in Jamshedpur as some of the biggest names in Indian golf will be seen in action vying for one of the most prestigious trophies on the PGTI. This year there is the added excitement of the event being the last leg of the season. We thank Mr. T V Narendran, CEO and MD, TATA STEEL, for his continued commitment to the growth of Indian professional golf.”
The tournament venue, the Golmuri Golf Course, is a lush green, beautiful and very well-maintained golf course which doesn’t allow golfers any room for error.
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