The prize purse for the event has been increased from last year\u2019s INR 85 lakh to an all-time high of INR 1 crore this year. The Pro-Am event was held on 16th November.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The event will feature a field of 124 professionals. The top 50 players and ties will make the cut after round two.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
As the tournament celebrates its silver jubilee this year, the field is set to feature leading Indian professionals, including Yuvraj Sandhu (two-time champion), Arjun Prasad, Shaurya Bhattacharya, Veer Ahlawat (former champion), Om Prakash Chouhan (former champion), Manu Gandas, and Viraj Madappa, to name a few.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
There will be 17 foreign professionals participating from eight different countries. The prominent foreigners in the field are Sri Lankans N. Thangaraja and K. Prabagaran, Bangladeshis Jamal Hossain, Badal Hossain, and Md Akbar Hossain, Americans Koichiro Sato and Derek Trofimczuk, the Czech Republic\u2019s Stepan Danek, Italy\u2019s Federico Zucchetti, Kenya\u2019s Greg Snow, Nepal\u2019s Subash Tamang, and Uganda\u2019s Joshua Seale.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Digboi-based professionals in the field include Deepraj Chetia, Deven Bhumij, Dulal Kalowar, and Alok Barua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
There will be 17 foreign professionals participating from eight different countries. The prominent foreigners in the field are Sri Lankans N. Thangaraja and K. Prabagaran, Bangladeshis Jamal Hossain, Badal Hossain, and Md Akbar Hossain, Americans Koichiro Sato and Derek Trofimczuk, the Czech Republic\u2019s Stepan Danek, Italy\u2019s Federico Zucchetti, Kenya\u2019s Greg Snow, Nepal\u2019s Subash Tamang, and Uganda\u2019s Joshua Seale.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kapil Dev, President, PGTI, said, \u201cThis tournament started as a small, local event, and today it has grown into one that every professional golfer looks forward to playing in each year. In a country where golf is still quite young, IndianOil has nurtured the game with consistency and passion for a quarter of a century. On behalf of PGTI, we take great pride in this journey. IndianOil hasn\u2019t sponsored a tournament\u2014they\u2019ve nurtured a tradition, shaping the very heartbeat of Indian golf.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n