The Professional Golf Tour of India on Monday added four new events to its calendar, taking the total number of tournaments it will host in the first half of the year to 11, with a combined prize purse of Rs 15.66 crore.
The 2025 TATA Steel PGTI season will tee off on 11th February with the TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship presented by Tollygunge Club in Kolkata.
Once underway, the season will feature 11 consecutive weeks of non-stop golfing action across as many venues between February and April with a whopping Rs 15.66 crore ($1.8 million) on offer as total prize money (excluding the Indian Open’s $2.25m purse).
One of the key highlights of the season’s first half is the addition of four new events on the schedule: Chattisgarh Open Golf Championship (Prize Money: Rs 1cr, Venue: Fairway Golf & Lake Resort, Naya Raipur), PGTI Invitational (Prize Money: Rs 1.5cr, Venue: Jaypee Greens Golf Resort, Greater Noida), Indorama Open Golf Championship (Prize Money: Rs 2cr, Venue: Kalhaar Blues & Greens, Ahmedabad) and Calance Open (Prize Money: Rs 1cr, Venue: Delhi NCR).
The new events also mark the beginning of PGTI’s association with new sponsors, including the Government of Chattisgarh, Indorama Ventures (one of the world’s leading petrochemical producers) and Calance (an end-to-end technology consulting firm now venturing into real estate).
The PGTI has so far staged events across India in 16 states, 2 Union Territories and the National Capital Territory of Delhi. With the staging of the Chattisgarh Open, the PGTI makes its first foray into the state of Chattisgarh, thus further expanding its geographical footprint in the country to 17 states.
The Kapil Dev – Grant Thornton Invitational (Prize Money: Rs 2cr) returns for its third edition with the venue moving to Prestige Golfshire Club in Bengaluru.
The three international events scheduled to be staged are the DP World Tour co-sanctioned Hero Indian Open (Prize Money: $2.25m) and the Challenge Tour co-sanctioned Kolkata Challenge and Delhi Challenge (both offering prize money of $300,000 each).
Another important announcement of the first half is PGTI’s new partnership with sports development company Victorious Endeavours whose brand Victorious Choice comes on board as a Tour Partner of the PGTI.
The other major development is the resumption of PGTI’s second tier tour after a five-year gap in the form of PGTI NexGen events. Three PGTI NexGen events with a prize purse of Rs 20 lakh each are slated to be held in the first quarter of 2025 at venues such as Phillaur, Kapurthala and Golden Greens (Gurugram).
The total prize purse on offer in the first half of the 2025 season has seen an increase of Rs 4.5cr as compared to the first half of 2024. The number of events has also increased from nine to 11 in comparison to last season.
Kapil Dev, president, PGTI, said: “We at the PGTI are extremely excited to announce a busy first half of the season with more events and a higher prize purse on offer for the professionals as compared to previous years. This is in line with PGTI’s core objective of creating maximum playing opportunities for our Indian professionals. We thank our new title sponsors and tour partner for all their support and for sharing our vision of growing Indian professional golf. The new partnerships reflect the positive growth trajectory of Indian golf.
“We are also looking forward to exploring new territory by taking the tour to Chattisgarh for the first time thus expanding PGTI’s base across the country. The other key development is the launch of the PGTI NexGen events which will help us create an efficient supply line of talent for the future. I wish the players all the best.”
Highlights
4 new events and 1 new tour partner come on board
Events scheduled for 11 consecutive weeks
Combined prize money of Rs15.66cr on offer
PGTI explores new territory with its first-ever event in Chattisgarh
3 PGTI NexGen events scheduled for the 1st quarter of 2025
Season tees off on 11th February in Kolkata
