Chennai, 19-08-2024

Inaugural Chennai Pro Championship begins at TNGF Cosmo Golf Course from August 20

The inaugural edition of the Chennai Pro Championship will be played from August 20 – 23 at the Tamil Nadu Golf Federation (TNGF) Cosmo Golf Course. The tournament carries a prize purse of INR 50 lakh. The Pro-Am event will be staged on August 24.

The event will witness participation by 126 golfers including 123 professionals and three amateurs. The leading Indian professionals in the field include Veer Ahlawat (TATA Steel PGTI Ranking leader), Manu Gandas, Rashid Khan, Karandeep Kochhar, Chikkarangappa, Shaurya Binu and Udayan Mane, to name a few.

The prominent foreign names in the field include Sri Lankans N Thangaraja, K Prabagaran and Anura Rohana, Bangladeshis Jamal Hossain and Badal Hossain, Czechia’s Stepan Danek, Nepal’s Subash Tamang, Canada’s Sukhraj Singh Gill, South Korea’s Si In Kim, Japan’s Makoto Iwasaki and American Dominic Piccirillo, to name a few.

The local challenge will be led by Chennai-based professionals Pradyumna Prakash and S Prasanth as well as amateurs Pranav Nandakumar and former India cricketer Murali Vijay.

Mr. Uttam Singh Mundy, CEO, PGTI, said, “We’re delighted to announce the inaugural Chennai Pro Championship. Chennai has emerged as an important stop on the PGTI in recent years thanks to the continued support of the TNGF Golf Course and Mr. N Srinivasan who has been a great patron of sports in India. We look forward to an enthralling contest as the competition gets more intense in the second half of the season.”

Mr. R K Jhaver, Honorary Secretary, Tamil Nadu Golf Federation (TNGF), said, “We are extremely happy to host the PGTI tournament for the third year in succession. We look forward to a highly competitive week of golf as the challenging layout and conditions at the TNGF Golf Course will test the skills of India's leading professionals. We at TNGF have worked to provide the best playing conditions and are confident that the players will relish the experience.

“An added attraction for the professional golfers and their families will be the Clubhouse, rated by most members as 5 stars, and the excellent F&B and other facilities available which we are sure will be enjoyed by one and all.”

The Tamil Nadu Golf Federation (TNGF) continues to provide a quality course that meets or exceeds the demand of its members, guests and visitors. Today, the tough 6,225 yard, 72-par, fully integrated 18-hole course, is a haven for golfers. Tiff dwarf grass, that is both robust and naturally adaptive to local conditions, was planted on the greens which are all tailor-made to USGA specifications. The course is maintained throughout the year by state-of-the-art machinery and an automated and programmable irrigation system attracting golfers from all over the country and beyond its shores.

Picture: TATA Steel PGTI Ranking leader Veer Ahlawat seen during the practice round at the TNGF Cosmo Golf Course