€1.8 mn Avantha Masters 2012 Announced

€1.8 mn Avantha Masters 2012 Announced

 

• Tri-sanctioned tournament to be played from 16 – 19 February 2012
• Total prize purse of €1.8 mn
• Free entry for all golf lovers

 

New Delhi, 9th February 2012: The US$ 4 bn Avantha Group, in collaboration with the European Tour, the Asian Tour and the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), has announced the schedule for Avantha Masters 2012.

 

This highly anticipated tri-sanctioned event will be played at the DLF Golf and Country Club, Gurgaon, from 16th – 19th February 2012, while the Pro-Am is on 15th February. The tournament carries a prize purse of €1.8 mn.

 

The entry list is an impressive roll call of the who’s who of professional golf. As on date, players from Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas feature in the entry list. Contenders include 57 European Tour players, 47 Asian Tour players and 22 PGTI players and six sponsor invites. A confirmed list will be made available early next week.

 

Needless to say, top Indian professional golfers will be there, vying for a title that was won last year by India ’s SSP Chowrasia. (Andrew Dodt of Australia was the winner in the inaugural edition in 2010). Some of the better known Indian professional golfers include Jeev Milkha Singh, who looks forward to 2012 to break into the top 100 world ranking; Gaganjeet Bhullar; winner of BILT Open 2011 Chirag Kumar; and Himmat Singh Rai.

 

Mr Yogesh Agarwal, MD & CEO, Ballarpur International Graphic Paper Holdings B.V. (BIGPH), said – “The Avantha Masters is one of the most coveted tournaments played out in our country. In the last two editions, we received tremendous spectator response. To make it more interesting, we are offering free entry for golf lovers to come and experience this magnificent world-class event.”

 

The Avantha Masters’ increasing popularity cements golf’s reputation as the fastest-growing sport in the country, and firmly places India on the international map of golf destinations.

 

About Avantha:

The US$ 4 bn Avantha Group is one of India ’s leading business conglomerates. Its successful entities include BILT, Crompton Greaves, The Global Green Company, Avantha Power & Infrastructure, Solaris ChemTech Industries, Biltech Building Elements, Salient Business Solutions, and Avantha Technologies. With an impressive global footprint, Avantha operates in over ten countries, employing 20,000 people worldwide. The Group has business interests in diverse areas including power transmission and distribution equipment and services, paper and pulp, energy and infrastructure, food processing, farm forestry, chemicals, IT and ITES. Led by Gautam Thapar, Avantha demonstrates strong leadership globally and emerges as a focused corporate, leveraging its knowledge, leadership and operations, adding lasting value for its stakeholders and investors. For more information on Avantha group, please visit   www.avanthagroup.com. 

 

About PGTI

Formed in 2006, Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) is the recognized official body of professional golf in India . PGTI’s objective is to promote professional golf in the country as well as give players an opportunity to be involved in decision making for all aspects of the game. Headed by Mr. Gautam Thapar (President), PGTI’s governing body comprises of leading Indian golf professionals such as Jyoti Randhawa, Shiv Kapur, SSP Chowrasia, Digvijay Singh, Uttam Singh Mundy, Amritinder Singh and Ranjit Singh. PGTI currently has over 300 members.