New Delhi, 15-07-2019
The 2019 TATA Steel PGTI Feeder Tour season to tee off this week
The 2019 TATA Steel Professional Golf Tour of India Feeder Tour season is set to tee off this week. The season will feature six events with a prize purse of Rs. 8 lakh each.
As a general rule, the top-60 players from the 2018 PGTI Order of Merit are not eligible to play on the Feeder Tour in 2019. However, two spots will be allocated in all Feeder Tour events for top-60 players from last year’s (2018) Order of Merit. The winner of this year’s Feeder Tour Order of Merit will earn an exemption on the main tour for the 2020 season.
The Feeder Tour season gets underway with the first event which will be played from July 17 – 19, 2019, at the BSF Golf Club in Chhawla, New Delhi. The two top-60 players in the field at Chhawla would be two-time Asian Tour winner Rashid Khan and PGTI winner Akshay Sharma. The field in the season-opener will feature a total of 72 players.
The tour then moves to the Aravalli Golf Club, Faridabad, from July 23 – 25. The third event of the season will be played at the Madhuban Meadows Golf Club, Karnal, from August 21 – 23 while the fourth event will be hosted by the Golden Greens Golf Club, Gurugram, from August 27 – 29.
The fifth event of the season will be held at The Palms Golf Club & Resort, Lucknow, from September 11 – 13. The sixth and last event is scheduled to be hosted by a new venue, the Jaypee Greens Wish Town, Noida, from September 17 – 19. The Jaypee Greens Wish Town will be staging its first ever professional event.
About Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI):
The Professional Golf Tour of India serves as the official governing and sanctioning body for men's professional golf in India and is a recognized member of the 'International Golf Federation' and the 'International Federation of PGA Tours'. PGTI also enjoys a strategic alliance with the DP World Tour (European Tour). PGTI events offer 'Official World Golf Ranking' (OWGR) points. Global logistics leader DP World is the Title Partner and Official Umbrella Partner of the PGTI. The PGTI is led by its President, Padma Bhushan Shri. Kapil Dev, an iconic sporting legend who continues to inspire athletes and audiences nationwide.
For information on PGTI, please contact:
Nikhil Kalaan
Media Manager - PGTI
Mobile: 9910974846
Email: media@pgtofindia.com
