Across the identical time final yr, Delhi’s Harshjeet Singh Sethi surprised a robust discipline to clinch his maiden PGTI title right here. Together with his confidence undiminished, the 22-year-old has set sight on a repeat feat within the second version of the ‘KGiSL presents Coimbatore Open’ on the par-72 Coimbatore Golf Membership (CGC) course unfolding on Wednesday.
The four-day occasion, with a prize purse of 1 crore rupees, options 126 golfers – 123 professionals and three amateurs. The opposite main Indian professionals embody Veer Ahlawat (TATA Metal PGTI Rating chief), Manu Gandas, Karandeep Kochhar, Chikkarangappa, Aman Raj and Shaurya Binu.
The native problem might be led by Coimbatore-based skilled Sidhartha Sharathram and novice J Vignessh.
There are a very good variety of foreigners combating for the highest honour as effectively. Amongst them are N. Thangaraja and Ok. Prabagaran (Sri Lanka), Jamal Hossain and Badal Hossain (Bangladesh), Italy’s Michele Ortolani (Italy), Czechia’s Stepan Danek, Subash Tamang (Nepal), Sukhraj Singh Gill (Canada), Si In Kim (South Korea), Makoto Iwasaki (Japan) and American Dominic Piccirillo.
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“A great monsoon and prevailing sturdy seasonal winds have made course situations difficult. A couple of adjustments within the structure additional enhances its testing nature,” stated R. Gopinath, the CGC President.
“As we enter our third-year partnership with PGTI and the CGC, it’s actually outstanding to see the Coimbatore Open being acknowledged as a key occasion within the itinerary of the nation’s main golfers,” stated Prassadh Shanmugam, CEO of KGiSL.
“Prima Donna is delighted to help the PGTI Coimbatore Open for the second yr operating. I want all individuals the easiest of luck in tackling the situations and placing on a very good present over this week,” stated Ashwin Chandran, Chairman and Managing Director, Prima World.
“The CGC all the time produces an enchanting contest because the course and the windy situations check the abilities of the highest Indian professionals. We look ahead to one more thrilling week of golf,” stated Uttam Singh Mundy, CEO, PGTI.
The Professional-Am occasion might be staged on August 18.