CHANDIGARH: Even as competitive football in India marked its return Thursday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic-induced lock down in March, professional golf is set to resume from next month with Chandigarh and Panchkula hosting the first three out of five tournaments to be held in the country till the end of this year.
“After consultation with all the stakeholders and golfers, PGTI (Professional Golf Tour of India) has decided to resume the professional golf tournaments and in a first, the first two tournaments – PGTI Players Championship (Panchkula) and PGTI Players Championship (Chandigarh) – will be played on two different courses – Chandigarh Golf Club and Panchkula Golf Club – simultaneously. Under the present circumstances, we have to adapt and that’s why half of the field will be teeing off at Chandigarh Golf Club and half of the field will be teeing off at Panchkula Golf Club for the first two days. Apart from that, golfers will undergo Covid test, have to arrive 60 minutes prior to tee time, have to leave the premises after the end of their round apart from other measures. While golf has resumed on the European and PGA Tours abroad, it has been a tough phase for golfers and we are happy that golf is resuming in India from Chandigarh,” PGTI chief executive Uttam Singh Mundy told Indian Express.
A PGTI tournament sees the presence of 110-130 golfers in the field.
While the PGTI has not announced anything about the rest of the tournaments, it will host a total of five tournaments till December with the last two being played at Digboi and Jamshedpur, respectively, the daily reports.
First 3 PGTI events
Tata Steel PGTI Players Championship 2020 presented by Panchkula Golf Club
Golf Course: Panchkula & Chandigarh Golf Clubs
Money: Rs 3 million
Start Date: 04-Nov-2020
End Date: 07-Nov-2020
Tour Format: Max Play
Tata Steel PGTI Players Championship 2020 presented by Chandigarh Golf Club
Golf Course: Chandigarh & Panchkula Golf Clubs
Money: Rs 3 million
Start Date: 09-Nov-2020
End Date: 12-Nov-2020
Tour Format: Stroke Play
Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational 2020 presented by TAKE
Golf Course: Chandigarh Golf Club
Money: Rs 15 million
Start Date: 03-Dec-2020
End Date: 06-Dec-2020
Tour Format: Max Play
