Top players for Crompton Greaves golf from Mon 25
November 24th, 2009 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANSMumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) The Crompton Greaves Golf Open 2009, which boasts a prize money of Rs.8 million, will be staged at the Willingdon Sports Club, here from November 25-28.
The Pro-Am event will be played on November 29.
The star-studded field of the Aircel-Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) event will feature some of India’s top professionals, including C. Muniyappa (reigning Indian Open champion), Anirban Lahiri (current leader on the Aircel-PGTI Order of Merit), Himmat Singh Rai, Gaurav Ghei, SSP Chowrasia, Mukesh Kumar, Shamim Khan, Harendra Gupta, Vijay Kumar, Mohd. Siddikur Rahman, Rahul Ganapathy, Arjun Singh, Harmeet Kahlon, Digvijay Singh, Rahil Gangjee, Gurki Shergill and Vishal Singh.
Founded in 1917, The Willingdon Sports Club is home to a small but very picturesque course. The Willingdon, though an extremely short course, offers a pleasant golfing experience. It has narrow fairways and large trees. The greens are surrounded by bunkers. There are two par-5s on the course and as many as 10 par-3s.
Pradip Patel, Captain, the Willingdon Sports Club, said: “We expect to witness a fascinating week of golf as the course is in great condition and the stakes are very high.”
Padamjit Sandhu, Director, PGTI, said: “We are happy to be back for the second edition of the Crompton Greaves Open. With Rs. 8 million on offer as prize money, the tournament is bound to witness intense competition. This is also the last week to qualify for the 2009 PGTI Tour Championship in December, and a strong finish at the Crompton Greaves Open will help Order of Merit players get closer to the Rolex Player of the Year Award.”
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