Tournaments News

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  Kolkata, 28-12-2014

  Local lad Shankar Das' sensational win at McLeod Russel Tour Championship earns him Rolex Player of the Year title

  Gaganjeet Bhullar, Abhinav Lohan are joint runners-up; Shubhankar Sharma shoots rare albatross

  Kolkata’s Shankar Das won the Rs. 1.5 crore McLeod Russel Tour Championship after his final round of three-under-69 at his home course, the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC). Shankar as a result of his win also topped the Rolex Rankings and bagged the Rolex Player of the Year title for 2014. Das totaled 16-under-272 for the week to register the biggest win of his career.

  Kapurthala’s Gaganjeet Bhullar and Abhinav Lohan of the DLF Golf & Country Club, Gurgaon, were joint runners-up at 13-under-275 as they fired matching scores of 68 in round four.

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  Kolkata, 27-12-2014

  Shankar Das surges ahead with timely 65; Throws hat in the ring for Rolex Player of the Year

  Rashid Khan two shots off the lead in second place

  Shankar Das of Kolkata fired a timely seven-under-65 to surge ahead in round three of the Rs. 1.5 crore McLeod Russel Tour Championship at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) on Saturday. Shankar's three-day total now stands at 13-under-203 and he enjoys a two-shot lead over his nearest rival Rashid Khan of Delhi who shot a 71 in the third round. Delhi's Shamim Khan lies third at 10-under-206.

  Shankar's third round effort, the day’s joint best score, meant he too emerged as a strong contender in the Rolex Rankings race besides Rashid Khan and Chikkarangappa. Das is currently placed third...

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  Kolkata, 26-12-2014

  Rashid Khan matches course record with phenomenal 63 to move into second; Emerges contender in Rolex Rankings

  Shubhankar Sharma enjoys slender one-shot advantage; Atwal's 66 pushes him up to tied sixth

  It turned out to be an eventful second day at the McLeod Russel Tour Championship as Delhi's Rashid Khan matched the course record at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) with a phenomenal nine-under-63 to climb from overnight tied 14th to second place at 10-under-134. Rashid, currently fourth in the Rolex Rankings, has now also emerged as a major contender for the Rolex Player of the Year title. Gurgaon's Shubhankar Sharma maintained his overnight lead after a round of three-under-69. Shubhankar is now one shot clear of Rashid at 11-under-133.

  Chikkarangappa of Bangalore, who closed the day in thir...

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  Kolkata, 25-12-2014

  Shubhankar Sharma grabs round one lead with blistering eight-under-64

  Chikkarangappa lies second at 66, has the edge in Rolex Rankings race

  The Rs. 1.5 crore McLeod Russel Tour Championship, the year-ending event of the PGTI, got off to a cracking start at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) on Thursday as teenager Shubhankar Sharma of the DLF Golf & Country Club, Gurgaon, posted a blistering eight-under-64 for the round one lead. Chikkarangappa of Bangalore ended the opening day of the richest-ever domestic event to be staged in India, in second place as he registered a score of 66.

  Shubhankar Sharma, who at 17 years of age became the youngest winner on the PGTI at Kochi in April this year, was in sublime form on Thursday as he produced an...

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  Kolkata, 24-12-2014

  Moinuddin Malak and Vinod Kumar lead their respective teams to victory in the Pro-Am events of the McLeod Russel Tour Championship 2014

  The two Pro-Am events of the McLeod Russel Tour Championship 2014, played at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC) on December 23 and 24, saw India’s leading professionals play alongside amateur golfers from all over the country.   

  
  

  The tournament week got off to a rousing start as the two Pro-Ams received an overwhelming response. A total of 282 amateurs participated in the Pro-Am events.

  
  

  The Pro-Am events were played in the Strokep...

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  Kolkata, 24-12-2014

  McLeod Russel Tour Championship - Race to Royal Calcutta Golf Club to tee-off on December 25th

  PGTI’s Year Ending Championship

   

  Prize purse of Rs. 1.5 Cr, highest-ever in India

   

  Top 60 players on the Rolex Rankings to be joined by four sponsor invites including Arjun Atwal, Gaganjeet Bhullar, SSP Chowrasia and Rahil Gangjee 

   

  McLeod Russel, the world’s largest tea producer, and the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), will...

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  Kolkata, 24-12-2014

  Preview Quotes - Arjun Atwal and Gaganjeet Bhullar

  Here are some quotes from top contenders Arjun Atwal and Gaganjeet Bhullar ahead of the McLeod Russel Tour Championship:

   

  Arjun Atwal:

  I had a career-threatening injury and it had got to a point where I thought I would never compete again. It was therefore a relief to win the tournament in Dubai. It’s great to have a full card at least on the Asian Tour. 

  All my friends here in India and the United States have been very helpful through my tough times. Tiger Woods has been a good friend. He was very supportive when I was undergoing rehabilitation.

  By virtue of being a winner I still have a conditional card on the PGA Tour. I’ll still get...

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