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TATA STEEL PGTI ORDER OF MERIT
CEO’s Message
Uttam Singh Mundy
G
reetings and best wishes from the
entire team of PGTI.
The month of October saw the
TATA Steel PGTI’s Main Tour enter an
exciting phase with the staging of the
second edition of the Jeev Milkha Singh
Invitational Presented by TAKE Solutions
at the revered Chandigarh Golf Club.
The Rs. 1.5 crore event, jointly launched by
TAKE Solutions and TATA Steel PGTI in
2018 as a gesture to honour Indian gol¿ ng
legend Jeev Milkha Singh,
attracted a stellar ¿ eld for
the second year running.
The tournament witnessed
the launch of TAKE
Solutions’ and TATA Steel
PGTI’s joint Go Green
initiative to do away with
plastic water bottles for
players in keeping with
the spirit of the Swachh
Bharat Mission.
In an enthralling contest,
local lad Ajeetesh Sandhu
pipped Rashid Khan on
the fourth playoff hole
much to the delight of the home crowd.
Ajeetesh’s win at the Jeev Milkha Singh
Invitational 2019 Presented by TAKE
Solutions catapulted him to second position
in the TATA Steel PGTI Order of Merit.
Sandhu, who had posted a joint runner-
up ¿ nish on the Asian Tour earlier in the
month, thus continued his rich vein of
form. The tournament matched the record
for the longest playoff on the PGTI.
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PROFESSIONAL GOLF TOUR OF INDIA
Order of Merit as of Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational
2019 Presented by TAKE Solutions (Event - 12)
NO. PLAYER LOCATION PRIZE
1 RASHID KHAN DELHI ` 6121653
Rashid Khan extended his lead to over
Rs. 34 lakhs in the TATA Steel PGTI’s
money list despite his heart-breaking loss
in the playoff. Rashid is now the strongest
contender for the Order of Merit crown
this year. 2 AJEETESH SANDHU CHANDIGARH ` 2657281
3 CHIKKARANGAPPA S BENGALURU ` 2443403
4 KSHITIJ NAVEED KAUL FARIDABAD ` 2323500
5 AADIL BEDI CHANDIGARH ` 1838900
In the sixth and ¿ nal event of the 2019
TATA Steel PGTI Feeder Tour season,
Abhinav Lohan ended a long wait for his
maiden title as he triumphed in a playoff
over Wasim Khan and Sanjeev Kumar
at The Palms Golf Club & Resortin
Lucknow.
With
Lohan emerging
as the third ¿ rst-
time winner on the
Feeder Tour this
season, the Feeder
Tour has once
again reaf¿ rmed its
status as a breeding
ground for future
Indian champions. 6 KARANDEEP KOCHHAR CHANDIGARH ` 1754400
7 MUKESH KUMAR MHOW ` 1454270
8 AMAN RAJ PATNA ` 1400550
9 YASHAS CHANDRA M S MYSORE ` 1143075
10 VEER AHLAWAT AMBALA ` 1083490
11 DIVYANSHU BAJAJ KOLKATA ` 1062350
12 UDAYAN MANE BENGALURU ` 1053200
13 C MUNIYAPPA BENGALURU ` 1006900
We congratulate
Chandigarh-based
rookie
Yuvraj
Singh Sandhu for
emerging as the 2019 TATA Steel PGTI
Feeder Tour Order of Merit champion.
He recorded the highest earnings for the
season which stood at Rs. 2,82,480.
The 22-year-old Yuvraj, who registered
two wins and two other top-10s from
his four starts in the season, is de¿ nitely
one of the names to watch out for in the
future.
Best Wishes & Happy Gol¿ ng!
NOVEMBER
2019
14 MD ZAMAL HOSSAIN MOLLAH BANGLADESH ` 1003850
15 N THANGARAJA SRI LANKA ` 987175
16 ABHIJIT SINGH CHADHA CHANDIGARH ` 977325
17 HONEY BAISOYA DELHI ` 954375
18 M DHARMA BENGALURU ` 880495
19 AKSHAY SHARMA CHANDIGARH ` 850450
20 PRIYANSHU SINGH GURUGRAM ` 803395
21 CHIRAGH KUMAR DELHI ` 791210
22 GAURAV PRATAP SINGH NOIDA ` 769681
23 SHANKAR DAS KOLKATA ` 736375
24 SACHIN BAISOYA DELHI ` 725625
25 KARAN PRATAP SINGH FARIDABAD ` 718300
Content Editor: Nikhil Kalaan, Manager - Media, PGTI