3rd edition of Touché Golf League sets to tee off

15^th September, Bangalore: The 3^rd edition of Touché Golf League 2012 will kick off at the Kensville Golf Club in Ahmedabad on Monday. This is the first leg of the West zone and from here the team championship event will be played in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata and Mumbai, while the final round would take place in Bangkok in December.

Touché Golf League 2012 (TGL) is a team championship event that will see ‘Gangs’ of golfers fighting the Infantry Rounds in 6 cities across India comprising 8 Citadels. The battle continues to the Cavalry Round and finally culminates in the Gladiator Round. TGL brings together Gangs or Groups of Golfers onto a common platform to compete against each other to be crowned the ‘Best Golf Gang in India’.

Gangs have registered themselves by submitting their ‘Gang Name’ with a list of 10 PLAYERS who will form their Gang Roster. The Gangs will first compete against other in their respective Citadel within the City at one golf course in a 36 HOLES STROKE PLAY ROUND (50% Cut applied after 18 Holes).

The WINNER GANG from each Citadel will qualify to play in the CAVALRY ROUND at Bangalore, which will be played in two rounds. First Round will be a 18-HOLE STROKE-PLAY ROUND. All the Gangs will then be seeded based on their performance from 1 to 8. They will then be placed in TWO (2) designated PLAYOFF BRACKET, to compete in a 18-HOLE MATCH PLAY ROUND. The TWO WINNING TEAMS (representing the BRACKETS) will then compete in the National Finals, the GLADIATOR ROUND.

Rathan Kumar, Managing Director, Touché Golf Sports Pvt. Ltd. said, “It’s my pleasure to announce the 3^rd edition of TGL 2012 and an increased number of participants this year. From 1536 to 1600, the League will witness more participants and would travel to more cities. The passion of all the players is a delight for Touché administration and it keeps inspiring us to conduct the tournament in a professional way. “