An exciting mix of young and experienced golfers are set to usher if a new era of Indian golf as the inaugural IGPL Invitational tees off at the Chandigarh Golf Club on Wednesday.
The IGPL unveils a brand-new format that brings together talent from all segments – men and women pro golfers and top amateurs. The IGPL Tour will have a series of events with multiple incentives, including handsome purses of Rs 1.5 crores at each event in a season that will last till December and comprise 11 events.
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Leading the star parade will be India’s most successful winner on the Asian circuit, Gaganjeet Bhullar, who has 11 wins in the events across the region, besides other wins in and out of India.
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Bhullar announced that his foundation has donated USD 100,000 to the Khalsa Aid Foundation to help the flood victims in Punjab.
Aadil Bedi, a local star with a good record in India and outside, was happy to be at his home club and announced that he has decided to donate 100 percent of his winnings to the Punjab flood relief fund.
Neha Tripathi, one of the experienced stars from IGPL’s partner, Women’s Golf Association of India, and a multiple winner, will add quality to the field.
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Two of India’s exciting young stars who turn professional this week will be Kartik Singh and Veer Ganapathy.
The field will comprise 54 players, who will play for a purse of Rs 1.5 crores, which will be distributed based on their respective finishes. With the tournament not having a cut, all players will go back with decent cheques.
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The field includes 10 women, who have had success on the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour and include names like Amandeep Drall, a former runner-up on the Ladies European Tour event, the Women’s Indian Open and winners on the domestic pro circuit like Neha Tripathi, Seher Atwal, Jasmine Shekar, Vidhatri Urs, and Heena Kang.
Two young stars, Harjai Milkha Singh and Zorawar Randhawa, sons of the legendary golfers Jeev Milkha Singh and Jyoti Randhawa, will play alongside top men and women pros for a taste of the highest level of competition.
Jeev and Jyoti are also likely to be seen in action in the IGPL later in the season.
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The Chandigarh event is the first in the series of IGPL events, which will run through to December and will be followed by a unique IGPL League, the first of its kind in India.
Golf for good
Taking cognisance of the ongoing challenging times and relief efforts in the region, the IGPL management, players, and brand ambassador, Yuvraj Singh, announced a contribution to the relief efforts in Punjab during the Chandigarh tour. This will be collected across prize money, merchandise, and donation contributions from the tournament taking place here.
