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UTTAM SINGH MUNDY

Greetings and best wishes from the entire team of PGTI . We are delighted to announce the second half of our 2017 calendar .

PGTI ’ s upward graph is evident as the tour is scheduled to host 14 tournaments , including �ve new events , between the months of August and December . As a result , the lucrative 2017 season will now feature an impressive line-up of 21 events with the total prize money amounting to a record Rs . 11 crore .

We thank all our partners and sponsors for their persistent support through the years that has contributed towards our sustained growth .

The �ve new tournaments to be launched include , the Kensville Open 2017 presented by PGTI , Jaipur Open , Gurgaon Open , Bangalore Open and the BloombergQuint Open .

Another indicator of PGTI ’ s positive growth is the fact that three events launched last season , namely , the TAKE Classic , TAKE Open Golf Championship and the Chennai Open , return for their second editions in the latter half of the year .

The IndianOil Servo Masters , CG Open , 16th TATA Open and the McLeod Russel Tour Championship , are some of the established PGTI events that feature in the schedule for the second half .

There is great news for golf fans in the Tri-City as both Chandigarh and Panchkula return on the PGTI schedule after a long break .

On the international front , Anirban Lahiri posted his career-best result on the PGA Tour with a tied second �nish at The Memorial Tournament . It signals a welcome return to form for Lahiri and we can expect more �reworks from him in the months to come as he has already sealed his PGA Tour card for next season .

Best Wishes & Happy Gol�ng

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