Digboi, Assam, 19-11-2024

24th IndianOil SERVO Masters Golf begins on November 20

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (Assam Oil Division) Digboi is all set to host the 24th edition of the IndianOil SERVO Masters Golf tournament. This premier Golf Tournament will be held under the aegis of the TATA Steel Professional Golf Tour of India (TATA Steel PGTI) from 20th to 23rd November 2024, at the picturesque Digboi Golf Links.

The prize purse for the event is more than INR 80 lakh. The Pro-Am event will be held on 24th November.

The event will feature a field of 114 players including 111 professionals and three amateurs. The top 50 players and ties will make the cut after round two.

The IndianOil SERVO Masters has a special place in the history of Indian professional golf as it is the longest running tournament on the Indian domestic circuit and on the PGTI. The tournament is well-established as North-East India’s premier professional golf event in terms of the prize money on offer, the strong field it attracts every year, the top-class playing conditions and the high level of competition on display.

The 24th edition of the event will feature top Indian professionals including Olympian Udayan Mane, Angad Cheema, Sachin Baisoya, Shaurya Bhattacharya, Dhruv Sheoran and former champions Shankar Das, Shamim Khan, Honey Baisoya and Harendra Gupta, to name a few.

The prominent foreign professionals in the field are Japan’s Makoto Iwasaki, Czech Republic’s Stepan Danek, Americans Dominic Piccirillo and Digraj Singh Gill, Canada’s Sukhraj Singh Gill, Sri Lankans N Thangaraja and K Prabagaran, Bangladeshis Jamal Hossain, Badal Hossain, Md Akbar Hossain and Md Jakiruzzaman Jakir.

The local challenge is being led by Digboi-based players including professionals Biren Karmakar, Deven Bhumij, Dulal Kalowar, Deepraj Chetia, Arun Gowala and Sagar Thapa as well as amateurs Alok Barua, Devin Singh and Himanshu Nagar.

Lt. Col. Ajay Kaila (Retd.), ED & RH, Digboi Refinery, said, “It gives me immense pleasure to welcome you all to 24th IndianOil SERVO Masters Golf tournament from 20th Nov’24 to 24th Nov’24. IOCL (AOD-DR) with its intrinsic beauty of a well-manicured golf course is all set to host IndianOil SERVO Masters Golf tournament, under the aegis of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI). We are delighted to have you here today at one of the finest golf courses in the country. We promise you great days of golf ahead with 18 holes of serious fun and friendly competition.”       

Mr. Uttam Singh Mundy, CEO, PGTI, said, “We thank the Indian Oil Corporation for their continued support to Indian professional golf for over two decades. The gracious hospitality of IndianOil has led to the event being one of the most eagerly-awaited ones on the PGTI schedule. This year’s tournament promises to be an exciting affair with a strong field competing and looking to make gains in the TATA Steel PGTI Ranking race as the IndianOil Servo Masters will be the penultimate full-field event of the season.”

The venue, the picturesque Digboi Golf Links, is a golfer’s delight. The course is a one of its kind in terms of ambience as it is situated among the lush tea estates and thick forest of eastern Assam. The historic Digboi Golf Links is bordered by the Dehing forest reserve on three sides and the magnificent Patkai range of mountains on the fourth. This par-72 course with a yardage of 6329 could also be termed as the best in the north-eastern part of the country due to its magnificent layout.

Picture Caption:

(Front Row - Left to Right) Mr. Sampath Chari, Tournament Director, PGTI, Lt. Col. Ajay Kaila (Retd.), ED & RH, Digboi Refinery, Mr. S K Das, CGM (T), Organizing President, Mr. D Baishya, CGM (TS & HSE), Digboi Refinery, Mr. K Basumatary, Organizing Secretary, (Back Row - Left to Right) Mr. C S Chakravarty, GM I/c, Zonal Services, Japanese Professional Golfer Makoto Iwasaki, Mr. Amandeep Johl, CEO-Designate, PGTI and Indian Professional Golfer Udayan Mane, pose with the trophy at the Press Conference on Tuesday.