Jamshedpur, 17-12-2014
TATA GROUP & PGTI ANNOUNCE THE 13TH TATA OPEN GOLF
Prize money of Rs. 75 lakhs
Top names in the field include Chikkarangappa, Mukesh Kumar, Shamim Khan, Om Prakash Chouhan
Jamshedpur, December 16, 2014: The TATA Group and PGTI have announced the 13th TATA Open Golf which will be held in Jamshedpur from 18th – 21st December, 2014. The four-day tournament will be hosted at the Beldih and Golmuri Golf Courses in Jamshedpur. The Pro-Am will be played on 17th December, 2014. The prize money for the event has been raised to 75 lakhs.
The tournament will feature some of the top Indian professionals such as Chikkarangappa S (current Rolex Rankings leader), Mukesh Kumar, Shamim Khan, Om Prakash Chouhan, defending champion M Dharma, Shankar Das, Amardip Sinh Malik, Digvijay Singh and Sanjay Kumar, to name a few. The top foreign players in the field are Sri Lankans Anura Rohana, K Prabagaran and N Thangaraja, Kunal Bhasin of Australia, Nepal’s Shivaram Shrestha and Bangladesh’s Md Zamal Hossain Mollah.
The local challenge will be led by Jamshedpur’s Karan Taunk, who currently leads the PGTI Emerging Player of the Year race for 2014. Taunk was the runner-up at last year’s TATA Open.
Mr Sunil Bhaskaran, Vice President, Corporate Services, Tata Steel, said, “Tata steel has a proud legacy of supporting sports and has always helped in creating an atmosphere conducive to sports promotion and creating champions who have made India proud. Tata Open Golf is an annual domestic professional golf tournament of repute, which gives an opportunity to the top golfing talent from across geographies to display their skill and talent. The tournament has, over the years, become one of the most talked about golfing events in the country and has been instrumental in elevating the standards of Indian professional golf. We welcome all golfers to the steel city and wish them the very best.”
Mr. Padamjit Sandhu, Director, PGTI, said, “We thank the TATA Group for their committed support to Indian professional golf. The 13th TATA Open promises a week of high-intensity golf as the top names in the country compete for an increased prize purse and the Rolex Player of the Year title. We wish the players all the best and look forward to another successful edition of the TATA Open.”
The two venues for the tournament, the Beldih and Golmuri golf courses, are both lush green, beautiful and very well-maintained, with the charming Dalma Hills in the background. While the 70-year-old Beldih golf course flaunts long fairways, Golmuri is a smaller, greener boutique course disallowing golfers any room for error.
About Tata Steel and Sports
Established in 1907 as Asia's first integrated private sector steel company, Tata Steel Group is among the top global steel companies with an annual crude steel capacity of over 28 million tonnes per annum (MnTPA). It is now the world's second-most geographically-diversified steel producer, with operations in 26 countries and a commercial presence in over 50 countries. The Tata Steel Group, with a turnover of US$ 24.81 billion in FY 14, has over 80,000 employees across five continents and is a Fortune 500 company. The Group’s vision is to be the world’s steel industry benchmark in “Value Creation” and “Corporate Citizenship” through the excellence of its people, its innovative approach and overall conduct. Underpinning this vision is a performance culture committed to aspiration targets, safety and social responsibility, continuous improvement, openness and transparency. In 2008, Tata Steel India became the first integrated steel plant in the world, outside Japan, to be awarded the Deming Application Prize 2008 for excellence in Total Quality Management. In 2012, Tata Steel became the first integrated steel company in the world, outside Japan, to win the Deming Grand Prize 2012 instituted by the Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers.
Tata Steel is the only Indian company to invest in world-class sports facilities, create academies and maintain and manage international level arenas. The cadets of its Tata Football Academy, the nursery for the sport in India, as well as those of the Tata Archery Academy, the only one of its kind for archery, have justified the faith that the Company has in the talent and ability of its youth. Today, a significant part of the Indian Football team, India’s best archers, some of its finest cricketers, athletes, shooters, a Grand Master and several national and international legends have realized their dreams as a result of the support they have received from TATA Steel Sports Academies.
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
