The upcoming Servo Masters golf in Digboi would be the twenty fifth version of the event, making it the longest steady {golfing} occasion within the nation and Indian Oil Company is eager on increasing its presence within the sport additional.
The Servo Masters, to be held from November 16-21 on the Digboi Golf Hyperlinks in Assam, started in 1999 and stays the one {golfing} occasion to be held on the identical venue all these years. Affiliated to the PGTI for the reason that latter’s inception in 2006, it would even be the very best prize cash version for the occasion. The course is without doubt one of the oldest within the nation, established in 1916.
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“Our affiliation with and promotion of sports activities is well-known. However for a very long time, the Digboi course and occasion was our solely connection to golf, additionally as a result of it’s the solely course wholly owned by IOCL. However now we wish to take it additional, develop the game extra and who is aware of, possibly even produce Olympians,” IOCL chairman Arvindar Singh Sahney stated right here on Saturday.
“We lately have been the title sponsors for 2 different PGTI occasions – the Bengaluru Open and the Chennai Open – as a part of the identical,” he added.
Former cricket captain Kapil Dev has promised to grace the event. He spoke of the event’s historical past and the method of selling caddies to take up golf professionally.
“We’ve an excellent variety of caddies who’ve carved a profession for themselves by excelling on the golf course. It’s a part of IndianOil’s initiative to contribute to the tradition of grooming sportspersons,” Sahney added.
“The twenty fifth IndianOil SERVO Masters Golf is a profound milestone that goes past a sporting contest; it’s a highly effective celebration of the enduring legacy shared between IndianOil and the historic Digboi Golf Hyperlinks—on the very ‘Gangotri of the Indian Hydrocarbon sector.’ Because the longest-running occasion on the PGTI circuit, this Silver Jubilee version reaffirms IndianOil’s deep, decades-long dedication to the North-East and our nation-first philosophy, ‘ Pehle Indian, Phir Oil. This tenet ensures our seamless vitality help whereas actively powering nationwide progress and sporting excellence,” he additional stated.
The Servo Masters could have a 132-player subject from 9 international locations together with defending champion Jamal Hossain of Bangladesh.
The Dehing forest reserve borders the 18-hole golf course, which is unfold over 6329 yards
Revealed on Nov 08, 2025