Chandigarh, 18-02-2013

Nineteen rookies to make PGTI debut in Chandigarh

Nineteen rookies will make their debut on the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) during the PGTI Players Championship at Chandigarh Golf Club which begins on February 19.

The nineteen players making their professional debut in Chandigarh qualified to play on the PGTI through the PGTI’s 2013 Qualifying School which was held in December 2012 at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club, Kolkata. All these players received their PGTI badges from Mr. Uttam Singh Mundy (Director, PGTI) at the Chandigarh Golf Club on Monday.

These players include some of the top Indian amateurs in recent years such as the Bangalore duo of Khalin Joshi (2013 PGTI Qualifying School winner) and S Chikkarangappa, Kapurthala lad Ashbeer Saini, Angad Cheema of Panchkula, Delhi’s Honey Baisoya and Shubhankar Sharma of Gurgaon.

The others making their professional debut this week are Abhishek Kuhar (Gurgaon), Sahil Kulkarni (Delhi), Sk Pappu (Kolkata), Amar Jeet Baisoya (Delhi), N Thangaraja (Sri Lanka), Sk Kader Ali (Kolkata), Bhawani Singh Parmar (Srinagar), Rohan Sood (Delhi), Martin S (Bangalore), Siddharth Semwal (Delhi), Shubham Jindal (Pune), Kunaal Bhatia (Gurgaon) and Raja Sardar (Kolkata).



About PGTI:

Formed in 2006, Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) is the recognised official body of professional golf in India. PGTI's objective is to promote professional golf in the country, as well as to give players an opportunity to be involved in the decision making on all aspects of the game. Headed by Mr. Srinivasan H R (President), PGTI's governing body comprises leading Indian golf professionals. PGTI currently has over 300 members.

For information on PGTI, please contact:

Nikhil Kalaan

Media Manager - PGTI

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Email: media@pgtofindia.com