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Stellar field features leading Indian names Jeev Milkha Singh, Jyoti Randhawa,
defending champion Chikkarangappa, Khalin Joshi, Ajeetesh Sandhu, Viraj Madappa,
Rashid Khan and Indonesian star Rory Hie
Prize Purse of Rs. 1.5 crore
TAKE Solutions’ & 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
AKE Solutions and the TATA Steel
Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI)
jointly staged the second edition of
the Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational
Presented by TAKE Solutions at the revered
Chandigarh Golf Club from October 17 – 20,
2019. The main event was preceded by the Pro-
Am event on October 16. Singh, Jyoti Randhawa, defending champion
Chikkarangappa, Khalin Joshi, Ajeetesh
Sandhu, Viraj Madappa, the 2019 TATA Steel
PGTI Order of Merit leader Rashid Khan and
last year’s runner-up Karandeep Kochhar.The
foreign challenge was led by Indonesian star
Rory Hie, who won an Asian Tour event in
India the previous month.
The tournament had been jointly launched by
TAKE Solutions and TATA Steel PGTI in 2018
as a gesture to honour Indian gol¿ ng legend
Jeev Milkha Singh. The 2019 edition of the tournament was
once again staged at Jeev’s home course, the
Chandigarh Golf Club and offered a handsome
prize purse of Rs. 1.5 crore. The ¿ eld featured
132 players including 129 professionals and
three amateurs. The tournament witnessed the launch of TAKE
Solutions’ and TATA Steel PGTI’s joint Go
Green initiative whereby plastic water bottles
were not provided to players for their on-course
water requirement. Players were requested to
carry their own À asks or bottles which could be
re¿ lled at the water dispensers placed at various
locations across the golf course. The initiative
was taken in keeping with the spirit of the
Swachh Bharat Mission.
The stellar ¿ eld for the tournament had
great depthas the leading Indian names in
the fray includedevent host Jeev Milkha The legendary Jeev Milkha Singh is the ¿ rst
Indian professional golfer to have a PGTI event
named after him. Jeev conquered uncharted
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Tournament host Mr. Jeev Milkha Singh shares
his thoughts ahead of the event
Mr. Srinivasan H R, Vice Chairman & Managing Director,
TAKE Solutions and Joint President, PGTI, addresses the
gathering
territory over two decades back when he
became one of the ¿ rst Indian golfers to taste
success at the international level. Since then he
has added many more ¿ rsts and Indian records
to his name.
Jeev has the rare distinction of being the only
Indian to have won the Asian Tour Order
of Merit twice (in 2006 & 2008). He has
won multiple titles on the European Tour,
Japan Golf Tour and Asian Tour and has 14
Major appearances to his name. Jeev has also
achieved a career-high world ranking of 28, an
Indian record.