Kapil Dev takes golf to Naya Raipur

PGTI president Kapil Dev announces 11 golf events, including a ₹1 crore tournament in Chhattisgarh, to boost Indian golf.

The president of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), Kapil Dev, said he was delighted to take golf to Chhattisgarh, as he announced a series of 11 events for the first half of the season, in a press conference at the Delhi Golf Club on Monday.

The Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Arun Sao, was present at the media briefing, adding that everyone would have a memorable experience at the Fairway Golf and Lake Resort in Naya Raipur in the ₹1 crore golf event to be played from February 25 to 28.

The CEO of PGTI, Amandeep Johl, called the course in Naya Raipur “most picturesque besides a lake” and added that he would not be surprised if plane loads of people started visiting the course after the players flash a million photos around the world during the tournament.

Former India cricket captain Kapil hoped that more states would follow the example of Chhattisgarh to develop golf in particular and sport in general.

The season will open with the Players championship at the Tollygunge Club in Kolkata, on February 11. The following week, the event will be in Ahmedabad, with Raipur having the third event from February 25. Ahmedabad will have another event in the first week of March.

The Kolkata Challenge $300,000 event will be held at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club from March 13. The following week, the Classic golf and Country Club in Gurugram will host the $3,00,000 Delhi Challenge.

The Hero Indian Open with $2.25 million prize money is scheduled to be held at the DLF Golf and Country club in Gurugram from March 27 to 30.