Indian cricket legend and 1983 world cup winning captain Kapil Dev is an accomplished amateur golfer. He has finished in the top 5 in the All India Seniors on numerous occasions and has finished 2nd on 4 occasions in the AVT Champions Tour, as recently as November 2020 in Delhi. He has represented India several times in the Asia Pacific Senior Amateur Team Championship, with the most recent being in Japan 2018 when India finished 5th in the competition. He also finished runner-up in the 2018 Qatar Senior Amateur played at Doha GC by one stroke.

Gautam Thapar is Chairman & CEO of one of India's leading business conglomerates, the US$ 4 bn Avantha Group. With an impressive global footprint, the Group operates in over ten countries, employing 20,000 people belonging to 20 different nationalities. The Group has business interests in diverse areas, including pulp and paper, power transmission and distribution equipment and services, food processing, farm forestry, chemicals, energy, infrastructure, information technology (IT) and IT-enabled services.

An avid golfer playing to a single figure handicap, Gautam Thapar takes personal interest in promoting professional golf in India. His path-breaking initiative, the BILT Skins Golf, 2003, helped popularize golf and paved the way for similar events in the country. He had served as the first President of PGTI beginning with the inception of the tour in 2006. His active interest in golf has helped the game attract corporate sponsorships in India. His visionary approach, combined with his remarkable knack for spotting and nurturing talent, has taken professional golf to new heights in the country.

Srinivasan H.R., fondly known as Sri, is the Vice Chairman & Managing Director of TAKE Solutions and a member of its Board of Directors. He brings 29 years of experience in Supply Chain and General Management.

Sri started his career as a Civil Servant in the Government of India. Subsequent to that, he successfully held several leadership roles including Executive Director of the Shriram Group, Managing Director of Sembcorp Logistics, Singapore and Managing Director of Temasek Capital, Singapore among others. He has served on both the State and Regional Councils of the Confederation of Indian Industry. He has also served as the President of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs), Chennai Chapter. In 2008, Sri was conferred with the CII Connect – “Entrepreneur of the Year” and the CII Tamil Nadu “Emerging Entrepreneur” award in association with The Hindu Business Line in 2010. He is a member of the YPO (Young Presidents Organization).

Sri is also a passionate golfer and golf evangelist, who firmly believes that the development of the game requires corporate support. TAKE Solutions is dedicated to the long term development of Indian golf and has several corporate and professional golf events in its forte.

The dynamic and driving force behind Vishwa Samudra’s ascending trajectory, his illustrious journey started from turning around an IT company into a highly successful venture, followed by making an entry into Infrastructure of Seaports and the Marine industry. A modern entrepreneur, he commanded the fastest project execution of the Krishnapatnam Port in a record time of 18 months!

His innovative approach to adopting new technologies and methods increased the speed of work by 3 times, including the construction of 3 berths. It also included the construction of over 500 houses for the fishermen, as a CSR initiative.

His diverse experience and sharp business acumen also strengthened the Trading division with the creation of a spectacular Container Terminal, with state-of-the-art machines and operations. Despite the extreme challenges in marketing and sales for Containers, the terminal ensured a consistent growth of over 55% YoY, starting with 5-digit TEUs to an astounding 500,000 TEUs in FY 18-19, over 5 years.

A Civil Engineer who went on to finish a Management Course at the University of Bath - UK, he is defined by a flair for creative excellence complemented by his result-oriented management skills.

In his Chief role as the Chairman of the Vishwa Samudra Group, he oversees the strategy and planning of all the companies, more specifically the Infrastructure Company - Vishwa Samudra Engineering, which has a set a benchmark in the construction industry. This rapidly growing company, with high commitment to the environment, has completed some of India’s best constructions. Differentiating itself with a unique green technology in Soil Stabilization called StabilRoad, they have reduced the cost, time and saved natural resources drastically on every project! The company is doing projects in States like Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir, Telangana, Punjab and others, across verticals of Roads, Airports, Seaports, Urban Ropeways, Metro Line, Marine Structures, Irrigation and Civil Structures.

He envisages the Vishwa Samudra Group as an enterprise known for innovation and sustainability contributing to India’s success story.

A Golf enthusiast and lover of the sport, he started one of the most popular corporate tournaments in India which has completed 7 editions – Vishwa Samudra Golden Eagles Golf Championships. Going into its 8th edition, it is one of the key tournaments in the Indian Corporate Golf Calendar.

Digvijay Singh has been an Asian Tour regular and one of the top performers on the Indian domestic circuit since turning professional in 1999. He achieved his breakthrough win on the Asian Tour at the Panasonic Open India 2012. Digvijay also has 12 titles to his credit on the domestic circuit in India. He won the All India Matchplay Championship in the 2003-04 season. Digvijay won the PGTI Players Championship at Coimbatore in 2008. Some of his other top results on the Asian Tour have been a tied fourth finish at the Emaar-MGF Indian Masters 2008 and third place at the Indian Open 2002.

During his amateur days, Digvijay represented India in the Eisenhower Trophy, Nomura Cup and the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok. He also won the Sri Lankan Amateur Championship in 1996 and 1997. Digvijay is an adventure sports enthusiast. He enjoys sky-diving, biking and target shooting.

Abhinav Lohan, who turned professional in 2011, has two professional titles to his credit. In 2019, he won the PGTI’s INDO-MIM Presents Bengaluru Open Golf Championship Powered by Karnataka Tourism. The same year he won the PGTI Feeder Tour’s TATA Steel PGTI Feeder Tour Presented by The Palms Golf Club & Resort in Lucknow. His other best finishes on the PGTI have been runner-up at PGTI Players Championship at Golden Greens Golf Club 2012, joint runner-up at McLeod Russel Tour Championship 2014 and runner-up at Western India Oxford Masters 2015. He also finished runner-up at the PGTI Feeder Tour event at Faridabad in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

Abhinav was one of India’s leading amateurs prior to turning professional in 2011 and was part of the Indian team that won the silver medal at the Guangzhou Asian Games in 2010.

Vikrant Chopra turned professional in 2005. He has posted multiple runner-up finishes on the PGTI. He was part of the Navratna Ahmedabad team that won the 2012 and 2014 editions of the LP Cup, PGTI's annual team event.

Vikrant was India’s No. 1 amateur in 2005. He won a total of three amateur titles and represented India at the Eisenhower Trophy and Nomura Cup.

Manav Jaini, who turned professional in 2006, has won two titles on the PGTI including the All India Matchplay Championship 2011 and the Jaypee Greens Open 2013. He has posted three top-5s on the Asian Tour including a joint runner-up finish at the Panasonic Open India 2011 and a tied third place at the Indian Open 2010. The Delhi-based golfer had won the 2001 Northern India Championship as an amateur.