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TATA STEEL PGTI ORDER OF MERIT
PROFESSIONAL GOLF TOUR OF INDIA
CEO’s Message
Uttam Singh Mundy
reetings and best wishes from the
entire team of PGTI.
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The month of November saw Indians
put up some breathtaking performances on
the Asian Tour while on the TATA Steel
PGTI another youngster broke through to
claim his maiden title.
India’s Shiv Kapur came within snif¿ ng
distance of victory on the Asian Tour for
the second week in succession when he
¿ nished tied second behind Korean teenage
sensation Joohyung Kim at the Panasonic
Open India 2019. Chikkarangappa was the
other Indian to take a
share of second place
at the event played at
the Classic Golf and
Country Club. Indians
Vikrant Chopra and
Veer Ahlawat also
claimed
career-best
¿ nishes of tied ¿ fth and
tied eighth respectively.
The following week
Aman Raj posted a
career-best tied second
at the Sabah Masters.
So,
with
Indians
constantly
knocking
on the doors of victory,
we’re
hopeful
of
witnessing
another
Indian triumph on the international stage
sooner rather than later.
We saw the emergence of a new champion
on the TATA Steel PGTI during the
IndianOil Servo Masters Golf 2019 when
Order of Merit as of Kensville Open 2019 Presented
by TATA Steel PGTI (Event - 15)
NO. PLAYER LOCATION PRIZE
1 RASHID KHAN DELHI ` 6465275
23-year-old Veer Ahlawat came through
in a humdinger after seeing off a tough
challenge from veteran Mukesh Kumar. 2 CHIKKARANGAPPA S BENGALURU ` 4865403
3 VEER AHLAWAT GURUGRAM ` 2812657
Veer’s consistent performances through
the season have propelled him to an
impressive third place in the TATA Steel
PGTI Order of Merit. Ahlawat is the third
young Indian after Kshitij Naveed Kaul
and Priyanshu Singh to bag his maiden
title on the tour this year. He certainly has
a bright future ahead of him. 4 KSHITIJ NAVEED KAUL FARIDABAD ` 2659220
5 AJEETESH SANDHU CHANDIGARH ` 2657281
6 KARANDEEP KOCHHAR CHANDIGARH ` 2152622
7 MUKESH KUMAR MHOW ` 2118903
8 AADIL BEDI CHANDIGARH ` 1914500
9 M DHARMA BENGALURU ` 1913928
10 UDAYAN MANE PUNE ` 1674000
11 AMAN RAJ PATNA ` 1613750
12 DIVYANSHU BAJAJ KOLKATA ` 1550850
The Kensville Open 2019 Presented by
TATA Steel PGTI saw the resurgence
of the seasoned
Shamim
Khan
who coasted to a
comfortable wire-
to-wire victory for
his 15th title on the
tour. Shamim, not
enjoying the best
of seasons till the
Kensville
Open,
is now once again
likely to be a major
contender in the
upcoming events.
We now look
forward to some
high-octane gol¿ ng
action in the last
three events of the
season as the professionals jostle for top
spots in the TATA Steel PGTI Order of
Merit.
Best Wishes & Happy Gol¿ ng!
13 MD ZAMAL HOSSAIN MOLLAH BANGLADESH ` 1401969
14 SHAMIM KHAN DELHI ` 1399850
15 OM PRAKASH CHOUHAN MHOW ` 1319952
16 N THANGARAJA SRI LANKA ` 1313675
17 RORY HIE INDONESIA ` 1306717
18 YASHAS CHANDRA M S MYSORE ` 1296175
19 VIKRANT CHOPRA DELHI ` 1221737
20 ABHIJIT SINGH CHADHA CHANDIGARH ` 1203925
21 C MUNIYAPPA BENGALURU ` 1185600
22 HONEY BAISOYA DELHI ` 954375
23 CHIRAGH KUMAR DELHI ` 932430
24 AKSHAY SHARMA CHANDIGARH ` 905650
25 SHANKAR DAS KOLKATA `
903175
Content Editor: Nikhil Kalaan, Manager - Media, PGTI
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