The $5,00,000 HSBC India Legends golf championship, beginning on the Jaypee Greens on Friday, is predicted to be a energetic contest between the house stars Jeev Milkha Singh, Jyoti Randhawa and Mukesh Kumar, towards champions like Michael Campbell and Adison Da Silva.
The three-day championship presents $74,250 for the winner, whereas the second and third locations will fetch $49,000 and $32,700 respectively.
“The fellows are loving each little bit of their Indian expertise, from the meals to visiting the Taj Mahal. They’re actually having fun with the golf course which has been ready very nicely. The climate is a bit heat for them, however we have now been fortunate with the overcast circumstances to date,” mentioned Jeev Milkha Singh, who doubles up because the host.
Jeev hoped for a house winner because the champion would be a part of the Legends Tour from subsequent week, and play for a full yr.
Jyoti Randhawa who gained the Qualifying College finals earlier this yr to hitch the Legends Tour, mentioned that he was comfortable to compete on dwelling turf.
“I’ve good recollections of Jaypee Greens, having gained right here a number of instances. With the best way the course is taking part in, and taking the climate into consideration, I feel the Indian gamers may have a bonus,” Jyoti mentioned.
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Other than US Open champion Michael Campbell, who has 15 different wins all over the world, the sphere has Adison Da Silva of Brazil, who had the honour of hitting the primary tee shot when golf returned to the Olympics in Rio in 2016.
James Kingston, Joakim Haeggman and Jarmo Sandelin will likely be a number of the different main gamers.
Amandeep Johl led his crew of amateurs Rajeev Singh, Ravinder Bhati and Amit Prakash Singh to victory on 85 factors within the pro-am occasion on Thursday. Jarmo Sandeln of Sweden, led the amateurs Akhil Sambhar, Amaan Sanwalka and Mayank Sanwalka to the second place, two factors forward of Kapil Dev, Sanjay Sharma and Vivek Bhandari led by James Kingston of South Africa.