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PGTI Players Championship

  • Golf Course: Oxford Golf & Country Club
  • Venue: Pune
  • Prize Money: Rs. 30 lakh
  • Start Date: 25-Jun-2013
  • End Date: 28-Jun-2013
  • Tour Format: Stroke Play

Tournaments News

  • Pune, 28-06-2013

    Lahiri eclipses Shamim in playoff to win title

     
    Anirban Lahiri of Bengaluru gave himself a great birthday present one day before his 26th birthday when he eclipsed Shamim Khan of Delhi in a playoff to win the PGTI Players Championship being played at the Oxford Golf & Country Club in Pune. The two players headed for a playoff after being tied at the top of the leaderboard with total scores of 10-under-278 at the end of the regulation 72 holes. Anirban finally won after making birdie on the playoff hole even as Shamim made par.

    Anirban Lahiri (70-68-71-69), who was overnight fourth and three strokes off the lead, fired five birdies against two bogeys in his final round of 69. He began th...

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  • Pune, 27-06-2013

    Shamim Khan shines in round three to emerge leader

     
    Shamim Khan of Delhi carded a resolute four-under-68 to emerge leader in round three of the PGTI Players Championship being played at the Oxford Golf & Country Club in Pune. Shamim’s total moved to 10-under-206 after his superb third round effort. Rahil Gangjee of Kolkata returned the day’s best score of five-under-67 to be placed second. Gangjee is now breathing down Shamim’s neck with a nine-under-207 total.

    Shamim Khan (71-67-68), who was overnight tied third and one stroke off the lead, earned successive birdies on the fifth and sixth holes to make a move up the leaderboard. The 35-year-old reigning Rolex Rankings cha...

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  • Pune, 26-06-2013

    Rashid & Shankar on top at halfway stage

     
    Delhi’s Rashid Khan and Kolkata’s Shankar Das share the lead after round two of the PGTI Players Championship being played at the Oxford Golf & Country Club in Pune. Rashid shot a five-under-67, the day’s joint best score, to join Shankar Das at the top of the leaderboard at seven-under-137. Shankar fired a two-under-70 on Wednesday. 

    Bengaluru’s Anirban Lahiri is one stroke off the lead in tied third along with the Delhi duo of Shamim Khan and Vinod Kumar. 

    The cut was declared at three-over-147. Fifty professionals made the cut.

    Shankar Das (67-70), t...

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  • Pune, 25-06-2013

    Shankar Das posts a gallant 67 for the first round lead

     
    Shankar Das of Kolkata posted a gallant five-under-67 in difficult weather conditions to grab the first round lead at the PGTI Players Championship being played at the Oxford Golf & Country Club in Pune. Md Zamal Hossain Mollah of Bangladesh is two strokes off the lead in second place.

    The scoring conditions were tough as the day witnessed light rain accompanied by a gentle breeze. As a result it turned out to be a high-scoring day. 

    Shankar Das produced six birdies against a lone bogey in his opening round of 67. The three-time winner on the PGTI started his tournament with a birdie on the 10th, his first h...

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  • Pune, 24-06-2013

    PGTI announces PGTI Players Championship at Oxford Golf & Country Club

     
    Prize purse of Rs. 30 lakh
    Leading professionals include Anirban Lahiri, Shamim Khan, Himmat Singh Rai, Digvijay Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Chiragh Kumar, Om Prakash Chouhan, Mithun Perera  

    The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) has announced the PGTI Players Championship which is scheduled to be held at the Oxford Golf & Country Club near Pune from 25 – 28 June, 2013. The tournament carries a total prize purse of Rs. 30 lakh.

    The tournament will feature the l...

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