The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), currently titled as the Tata Steel Professional Golf Tour of India for sponsorship reasons, is a professional golf tour for men based in India. The tour was formed in 2006, as the successor to the Indian PGA Golf Tour, which ran from 1997 to 2006.
The PGTI serves as a feeder tour for higher level tours such as the Asian Tour. Many Indian players have become members of the Asian Tour, while a small number have joined the world's leading two tours, the European Tour and the United States-based PGA Tour.
The PGTI became a member of the International Federation of PGA Tours in 2009, but its events did not carry Official World Golf Ranking points unless they were co-sanctioned by tours that are included in the world ranking system. In July 2018, the OWGR announced that the PGTI would receive world ranking points in its own right beginning in 2019.
India's Royal Calcutta Golf Club was founded in 1829 and is usually regarded as the oldest outside the United Kingdom. In the early years Indian golf with dominated by British players and it was not until 1949 that Mohinder Bal became the first Indian to win the All-India Amateur Championship. The Indian Golf Union (IGU) was founded in 1955 to take over responsibility for Indian Golf, which had previously been largely in the hands of the Royal Calcutta Golf Club. The sport was still dominated by amateurs at that point, but most of them were now Indian.
In 1957 the IGU started a training program for caddies and professionals. In 1964 the Indian Open (open to both amateurs and professionals), was established and it soon replaced the All-India Amateur as the leading golf tournament in the country. Australian and five time British Open champion Peter Thomson used to stop over in India on his way from Australia to Europe, and he won the championship in 1964, 1966 and 1976. P. G. Sethi (an amateur) was the first Indian to win this tournament in 1965. In 1970 the Indian Open became part of the Asia Golf Circuit, the predecessor of the Asian Tour. In 1991 Ali Sher (a professional golfer) won the Indian Open, which made professional golf a much more attractive career option in India.
The Professional Golfers Association of India was founded in 1988 and several additional professional events were founded in India in the 1990s. From 1997 to 2006, the PGA of India Tour was managed by Tiger Sports Marketing on behalf of the PGA of India. Total prize money for the 2004/05 season was ₹30,500,000 (US$698,260 at 31 December 2004 exchange rate). There were around 20 events in the season, including tournaments in Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
In October 2006 a group of leading Indian golfers including Jyoti Randhawa and Gaurav Ghei announced that they were setting up a new tour. This followed a dispute between the Professional Golfers Association of India and Tiger Sports Marketing, the organisers of the PGA of India Tour. The BBC reported that it was not clear whether this tour would simply take the place of the existing tour, or whether rival tours might develop.[1] In the event, the new tour, the Professional Golf Tour of India, took over as India's sole domestic professional tour, though Tiger Sports Marketing remained involved in other aspects of Indian golf.
The PGTI's schedule expanded rapidly in its first few seasons. In 2010 there were twenty-five events on the main schedule, including two co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour and one co-sanctioned with the European Tour, plus seven events on the Feeder Tour, which debuted that year. In 2011 the tour co-sanctioned an event with the European Tour's developmental circuit, the Challenge Tour, for the first time.
In December 2022, it was announced by the European Tour that the Professional Golf Tour of India had entered into a partnership with them and the PGA Tour. As part of the partnership, the leading player on the PGTI Order of Merit was given status onto the European Tour for the following season.[2]
^Schedules have also included events in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Referencesedit
^"New golf tour unveiled in India". BBC Sport. 20 October 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
^"Professional Golf Tour of India partners with DP World Tour, PGA Tour". European Tour. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^"Mukesh Kumar". tigersportsmarketing.com. Retrieved 1 February 2009. [dead link]
^"Ashok Kumar". tigersportsmarketing.com. Retrieved 1 February 2009. [dead link]
^. tigersportsmarketing.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
External linksedit
Official website
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The Professional Golf Tour of India PGTI currently titled as the Tata Steel Professional Golf Tour of India for sponsorship reasons is a professional golf tour for men based in India The tour was formed in 2006 as the successor to the Indian PGA Golf Tour which ran from 1997 to 2006 Professional Golf Tour of IndiaCurrent season competition or edition 2024 Professional Golf Tour of IndiaFormerlyAircel Professional Golf Tour of IndiaSportGolfFounded2006First season2006 07CountryBased in India a Most titlesOrder of Merit titles Rashid Khan 3 Tournament wins Mukesh Kumar 21 Official websitewww wbr pgtofindia wbr com The PGTI serves as a feeder tour for higher level tours such as the Asian Tour Many Indian players have become members of the Asian Tour while a small number have joined the world s leading two tours the European Tour and the United States based PGA Tour The PGTI became a member of the International Federation of PGA Tours in 2009 but its events did not carry Official World Golf Ranking points unless they were co sanctioned by tours that are included in the world ranking system In July 2018 the OWGR announced that the PGTI would receive world ranking points in its own right beginning in 2019 Contents 1 History 2 Order of Merit winners 2 1 Professional Golf Tour of India 2 2 PGA of India Tour 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIndia s Royal Calcutta Golf Club was founded in 1829 and is usually regarded as the oldest outside the United Kingdom In the early years Indian golf with dominated by British players and it was not until 1949 that Mohinder Bal became the first Indian to win the All India Amateur Championship The Indian Golf Union IGU was founded in 1955 to take over responsibility for Indian Golf which had previously been largely in the hands of the Royal Calcutta Golf Club The sport was still dominated by amateurs at that point but most of them were now Indian In 1957 the IGU started a training program for caddies and professionals In 1964 the Indian Open open to both amateurs and professionals was established and it soon replaced the All India Amateur as the leading golf tournament in the country Australian and five time British Open champion Peter Thomson used to stop over in India on his way from Australia to Europe and he won the championship in 1964 1966 and 1976 P G Sethi an amateur was the first Indian to win this tournament in 1965 In 1970 the Indian Open became part of the Asia Golf Circuit the predecessor of the Asian Tour In 1991 Ali Sher a professional golfer won the Indian Open which made professional golf a much more attractive career option in India The Professional Golfers Association of India was founded in 1988 and several additional professional events were founded in India in the 1990s From 1997 to 2006 the PGA of India Tour was managed by Tiger Sports Marketing on behalf of the PGA of India Total prize money for the 2004 05 season was 30 500 000 US 698 260 at 31 December 2004 exchange rate There were around 20 events in the season including tournaments in Nepal Bangladesh and Sri Lanka In October 2006 a group of leading Indian golfers including Jyoti Randhawa and Gaurav Ghei announced that they were setting up a new tour This followed a dispute between the Professional Golfers Association of India and Tiger Sports Marketing the organisers of the PGA of India Tour The BBC reported that it was not clear whether this tour would simply take the place of the existing tour or whether rival tours might develop 1 In the event the new tour the Professional Golf Tour of India took over as India s sole domestic professional tour though Tiger Sports Marketing remained involved in other aspects of Indian golf The PGTI s schedule expanded rapidly in its first few seasons In 2010 there were twenty five events on the main schedule including two co sanctioned with the Asian Tour and one co sanctioned with the European Tour plus seven events on the Feeder Tour which debuted that year In 2011 the tour co sanctioned an event with the European Tour s developmental circuit the Challenge Tour for the first time In December 2022 it was announced by the European Tour that the Professional Golf Tour of India had entered into a partnership with them and the PGA Tour As part of the partnership the leading player on the PGTI Order of Merit was given status onto the European Tour for the following season 2 Order of Merit winners editProfessional Golf Tour of India edit Season Winner Prize money 2023 nbsp Om Prakash Chouhan 11 826 059 2022 nbsp Manu Gandas 8 850 688 2020 21 nbsp Udayan Mane 5 872 275 2019 nbsp Rashid Khan 3 6 627 650 2018 nbsp Khalin Joshi 6 281 340 2017 nbsp Shamim Khan 2 5 164 233 2016 nbsp Rashid Khan 2 4 479 880 2015 nbsp S Chikkarangappa 4 887 440 2014 nbsp Shankar Das 5 432 067 2013 nbsp Rashid Khan 4 638 284 2012 nbsp Shamim Khan 5 747 713 2011 nbsp Chiragh Kumar 3 706 821 2010 nbsp Ashok Kumar 2 5 394 125 2009 nbsp Anirban Lahiri 3 657 853 2007 08 nbsp Mukesh Kumar 3 431 992 2006 07 nbsp Ashok Kumar 4 417 875 PGA of India Tour edit Season Winner Prize money Ref Aamby Valley PGAI Tour 2005 06 nbsp Mukesh Kumar 5 1 721 795 3 2004 05 nbsp Mukesh Kumar 4 2 626 350 Hero Honda Golf Tour 2003 04 nbsp Ashok Kumar 1 253 710 4 2002 03 nbsp Mukesh Kumar 3 2 177 402 2001 02 nbsp Mukesh Kumar 2 1 751 425 Wills Sport Golf Tour 2000 01 nbsp Mukesh Kumar 1 300 685 1999 00 nbsp Vijay Kumar 3 1 185 124 5 1998 99 nbsp Vijay Kumar 2 1 341 564 Indian PGA Golf Tour 1997 98 nbsp Vijay KumarNotes edit Schedules have also included events in Bangladesh Nepal and Sri Lanka References edit New golf tour unveiled in India BBC Sport 20 October 2006 Retrieved 2 February 2009 Professional Golf Tour of India partners with DP World Tour PGA Tour European Tour 16 December 2022 Retrieved 16 December 2022 Mukesh Kumar tigersportsmarketing com Retrieved 1 February 2009 dead link Ashok Kumar tigersportsmarketing com Retrieved 1 February 2009 dead link Vijay Kumar tigersportsmarketing com Archived from the original on 7 November 2017 Retrieved 2 February 2009 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Professional Golf Tour of India amp oldid 1216140879, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
