The AM Inexperienced India Golf Premier League (IGPL) as we speak introduced the whole squads for all ten of its franchises in New Delhi. The finalisation of the ten squads marks a defining second in IGPL’s journey for skilled golfers from throughout the globe as they be part of their respective groups for the season. The groups have been introduced at a glittering perform at The Oberoi, New Delhi, by cricket legend Yuvraj Singh and the CEO of the IGPL, Uttam Singh Mundy.
As Mundy highlighted the necessity to promote golf to spice up each participant improvement and tourism in India, Yuvraj hailed the workforce part in a sport that has historically been a person sport.
Amidst the bulletins, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister for Tourism, Authorities of India, prolonged his heartfelt congratulations to the IGPL for its landmark dedication to mobilise US$2 billion in funding in the direction of the event of world-class golf tourism locations throughout India.
The Minister described the dedication as a watershed second for Indian sports activities tourism and a convincing endorsement of India’s emergence as a high-value international vacation spot.
Talking on the event, Union Minister Shekhawat stated: “The Indian Golf Premier League’s pledge to carry two billion {dollars} of funding into golf tourism infrastructure is just not merely a sporting initiative-it is a strategic contribution to Model India. Nations like Mauritius, Vietnam, and South Africa have demonstrated how golf can remodel landscapes into internationally coveted locations, attracting high-net-worth guests and year-round tourism income. IGPL is now positioning India to steer that story in Asia.
“Prime Minister Modi’s imaginative and prescient of Viksit Bharat 2047 calls for that we construct infrastructure that pulls international capital and creates enduring employment.”
15 occasions in 2026
The season will function 15 occasions; ten will likely be held in India throughout the franchises’ respective dwelling cities, and 5 will likely be held internationally. The primary three worldwide venues will embody Mauritius, South Africa, and Congo later this month.
Every workforce consists of 4 gamers. At every occasion, gamers will compete for particular person prizes from a pool of ₹1.5 crore whereas concurrently representing their workforce. The 2 finest scores from every workforce day-after-day will depend in the direction of the workforce placings. Factors will likely be accrued over the season, on the finish of which the highest three groups will likely be determined and rewarded.
Yuvraj Singh, Co-founder of IGPL, stated: “The workforce part will make the sport thrilling with its quick tempo. I’m thrilled by the plans to develop the sport, which holds a lot potential.”
Uttam Singh Mundy, CEO of IGPL, stated: “We’re internet hosting 15 occasions unfold out over the yr. The durations between IGPL occasions will enable our gamers to compete in worldwide occasions on the Worldwide Collection, Asian Tour, and different international Excursions. Our aim is to see them attain the very best ranges, together with the Worldwide Collection and the LIV Golf League.”
He additionally emphasised that the hallmark of the IGPL is its dedication to rising the sport. He added, “We are going to improve the golf ecosystem by rising the variety of golf programs and driving ranges to make the game accessible to all. Our ‘Golf on Wheels’ programme will see massive automobiles outfitted with gear and coaches visiting colleges to advertise the sport on the grassroots degree.”
The IGPL Franchise Squads are as follows:
Atri Mumbai GC: Aman Raj, Udayan Mane, Aadil Bedi and Tushar Pannu
Auro Realty Goa GC: Varun Chopra, Saarthak Chhibber, Aalaap I L and Kanav Chauhan
Flying Man Kolkata GC: Varun Parikh, Sukhman Singh, Syed Saqib Ahmed and Kartik Sharma
Inexperienced Fuels Vizag GC: Manav Shah, Dharma M, Milind Soni and Danish Verma
Golf Konnekt Bengaluru: Veer Ganapathy, Sunhit Bishnoi, Trishul Chinnappa and Sudhir Sharma
Honer Houses Gurugram GC: Pukhraj Singh Gill, Shaurya Binu, Shat Mishra and Digraj Singh Gill
Krishna Punjab GC: Karandeep Singh Kochhar, Kapil Kumar, Harendra Gupta and C Muniyappa
Phoenix Hyderabad GC: Sachin Baisoya, Raghav Chugh, Arjun Bhatti and Ranjit Singh
RVR Delhi GC: Shiv Kapur, Aryan Roopa Anand, Chiragh Kumar, Gaurav Ghei
Vimtra Chennai GC: Gaganjeet Bhullar, Yashas Chandra M S, Samarth Dwivedi and Harshjeet Singh Sethie
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