05-07-2018
PGTI Stats – 2018
At the midway point of the 2018 PGTI season, we take a look at some of the stats from the first half of the season which comprised of nine tournaments:
Most Tournament Wins: Honey Baisoya (2)
First Time Winner: Syed Saqib Ahmed
Birdie Leader: Honey Baisoya (133 birdies)
Eagle Leaders: Harendra Gupta & Veer Ahlawat (7 eagles each)
Most Top-10s: 5 - Honey Baisoya, Shamim Khan & Veer Ahlawat
Most Cuts Made: 8 - Shamim Khan, Sujjan Singh & Divyanshu Bajaj
Lowest Round: 10-under-62 by Kapil Kumar at City Bank American Express Chittagong Open and Kazuki Higa at BTI Open
Lowest Winning Score: 22-under-262 by Honey Baisoya at Kolte-Patil presents Pune Open Golf Championship & 22-under-266 by N Thangaraja at City Bank American Express Chittagong Open
Biggest Winning Margin: 7 shots by Honey Baisoya at Kolte-Patil presents Pune Open Golf Championship
Playoff: The playoff at the Golconda Masters featured a record four players. Never before had a playoff on the PGTI involved more than three players. At the Golconda Masters, Udayan Mane defeated Shamim Khan, Abhijit Singh Chadha and N Thangaraja on the first playoff hole.
Avg. Winning Score: -15
Avg. Cut Score: +3
Lowest Cut Score: +1
Hole-in-One: 5 – One each by Syed Saqib Ahmed, Anil Bajrang Mane, R Murthy, Manoj Kumar & Shivendra Singh Sisodia
Course Records:
Single Round
Madras Gymkhana Club – Nine-under-61 by N Thangaraja at Chennai Open Golf Championship
Bhatiary Golf & Country Club, Chittagong – 10-under-62 by Kapil Kumar at City Bank American Express Chittagong Open
Noida Golf Course – Eight-under-64 by Naman Dawar at Paramount Golf Foreste Delhi–NCR Open
Four Rounds
Bhatiary Golf & Country Club, Chittagong – 22-under-266 by N Thangaraja at City Bank American Express Chittagong Open
Poona Club Golf Course – 22-under-262 by Honey Baisoya at Kolte-Patil presents Pune Open Golf Championship
About PGTI:
Formed in 2006, Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) is the recognised official body of professional golf in India. PGTI's objective is to promote professional golf in the country, as well as to give players an opportunity to be involved in the decision making on all aspects of the game. Headed by Mr. Kapil Dev (President), PGTI's governing body comprises leading Indian golf professionals. PGTI currently has over 300 members.
For information on PGTI, please contact:
Nikhil Kalaan
Media Manager - PGTI
Mobile: 9910974846
Email: media@pgtofindia.com
