Vizag Open 2023
- Golf Course: East Point Golf Club
- Venue: Vizag
- Prize Money: INR 1 Crore
- Start Date: 20-Sep-2023
- End Date: 23-Sep-2023
- Tour Format: Stroke Play
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Vizag Open 2023: The trophy depicts the Dolphin's Nose, a landmark in the city of Visakhapatnam
Vizag Open 2023: Mr. M S N Raju, Honorary Secretary, East Point Golf Club, stated that the event will place EPGC on the world golfing map and at the same time promote the tourism potential, hospitality and branding of Visakhapatnam
Vizag Open 2023: Mr. Uttam Singh Mundy, CEO, PGTI, thanked EPGC for supporting PGTI's initiative of bringing an event to Visakhapatnam and also added that the Vizag Open further expands PGTI's presence across the country
Vizag Open 2023: Harshjeet Singh Sethie spoke about starting the event high on confidence as a result of his recent win and the exciting prospect of playing at a new venue
Vizag Open 2023: Sunhit Bishnoi, riding on the confidence of his win last month, spoke about how he enjoyed the practice round and Pro-Am at EPGC and looked forward to his first ever competitive week at the course
Vizag Open 2023: (L - R) Mr. M S N Raju, Honorary Secretary, East Point Golf Club, leading Indian professionals Sunhit Bishnoi and Harshjeet Singh Sethie and Mr. Uttam Singh Mundy, CEO, PGTI, unveiled the unique trophy at the Press Conference on Tuesday
Vizag Open 2023: Mohammad Sanju established the early lead with a terrific six-under 66 on Day 1
Vizag Open 2023: Anurag Neog was the second player to fire an ace in Round 2, his tee shot found the hole on the second
Vizag Open 2023: Rajesh Kumar made a hole-in-one on the 11th during Round 2
Vizag Open 2023: Akshay Sharma came up with the performance of the day, a four-under 68, in windy conditions during Round 2 to take a three-shot lead
Vizag Open 2023: Shivendra Singh Sisodia kept himself in the hunt being placed third, three off the lead, after a 72 on Day 3
Vizag Open 2023: Akshay Sharma continued to be in the mix as he was placed second, one off the lead, despite his third round of 73
Vizag Open 2023: Sunhit Bishnoi shot a 69 in Round 3 to move into the lead with a slender one-shot advantage
Vizag Open 2023: Akshay Sharma finished runner-up after his last round of 73; He jumped 24 spots to 15th in the Merit List
Vizag Open 2023: Sri Lankan N Thangaraja had a dream final round of 66, the day’s best score, to outplay all his rivals and end an agonizing five-year long wait for his fourth PGTI title; He thus climbed from 24th to sixth place in the TATA Steel PGTI Rankings
Vizag Open 2023: Champion N Thangaraja (2nd from right) receives the trophy from Shri K S Jawahar Reddy, IAS, Chief Secretary to Govt. of Andhra Pradesh (4th from left)
