The TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship 2024 presented by Tollygunge Club is all set to kick off at the Tollygunge Club in Kolkata from February 13 – 16, 2024. This prestigious tournament, offering a substantial prize purse of INR 1 crore, marks the beginning of the 2024 TATA Steel PGTI season. Following the main event, a Pro-Am event will take place on February 17.
A total of 124 players will grace the event, including 121 professionals and three amateurs. Among them, some of the most distinguished Indian professionals, including Manu Gandas, Khalin Joshi, defending champion Sachin Baisoya, Aman Raj, Karan Pratap Singh, Rahil Gangjee, Udayan Mane, Angad Cheema, Jairaj Singh Sandhu, Harshjeet Singh Sethie, Sunhit Bishnoi, and Gaurav Pratap Singh, are set to compete fiercely for the championship title.
The tournament also promises an international flavor with prominent foreign players such as Sri Lankans N Thangaraja and K Prabagaran, Bangladeshis Jamal Hossain and Badal Hossain, Andorra’s Kevin Esteve Rigaill, Nepal’s Sukra Bahadur Rai, and rookies like PGTI Qualifying School winner Matias Dominguez from Chile, Nepal’s Subash Tamang, Italy’s Michele Ortolani, Czechia’s Stepan Danek, South Korea’s Si In Kim, American Dominic Piccirillo, and Germany’s Wenzel Krzenck all set to showcase their talent on the challenging course.
The local contingent from Kolkata is well represented with professionals such as Shankar Das, Divyanshu Bajaj, Mohammad Sanju, Indrajit Bhalotia, Karan Verma, and Arjun Puri. Additionally, three Kolkata-based amateurs, Uzair Firdausi, Rohan Shroff, and Sandeep Yadav, will also have the opportunity to test their skills against the best in the business.
Mr. Shreyon Chatterjee, Golf Captain, Tollygunge Club, expressed his enthusiasm, stating, “The Tollygunge Club is very proud to once again host The TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship, which has quickly become one of the most anticipated events in the golf calendar for members. The Tolly greens are primed for the brightest talents on Tour to showcase their skills. Golf enthusiasts across Kolkata shall be keenly following the pros and hoping it rubs off on their own game. We hope this edition will be a hugely successful one, and we wish all the players the best for the tournament.”
Mr. Uttam Singh Mundy, CEO, PGTI, echoed the excitement, saying, “We’re excited to commence the new season with the TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship presented by Tollygunge Club. We thank Tollygunge Club for partnering with us in staging the event. The handsome prize purse on offer and the challenges posed by the Tollygunge Club course make for a thrilling contest at the season-opener. We welcome the rookies on the tour, including a number of foreign players, all of whom have earned their PGTI cards after coming through the highly competitive Qualifying School last week. We look forward to yet another year of fierce competition.”
As the anticipation builds and the players gear up to tee off, the TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship promises to be a spectacle of skill, strategy, and sportsmanship, setting the tone for what is expected to be an enthralling 2024 PGTI season.
