The tournament is set to feature some of the top Indian professionals, including Saptak Talwar, defending champion N. Thangaraja of Sri Lanka, Veer Ahlawat, Om Prakash Chouhan, Manu Gandas, Khalin Joshi, Rashid Khan, Honey Baisoya, and Akshay Sharma, to name a few. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Besides Sri Lankan N Thangaraja, the prominent foreign players in the field include Sri Lankan Mithun Perera, Bangladeshis Jamal Hossain and Badal Hossain, Thailand\u2019s Tanapat Pichaikool, Japan\u2019s Koichiro Ishika and Taiga Tanaka, Czech Republic\u2019s Stepan Danek, Uganda\u2019s Joshua Seale, Nepal\u2019s Subash Tamang, Americans Koichiro Sato and Dominic Piccirillo, and Ireland\u2019s Declan Kenny. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
The local challenge will be led by Chennai-based professionals S. Prasanth, S. John Royan, Ilayaraja C. and C. Arul. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
H. Shankar, MD, CPCL, said, \u201cCPCL is delighted to be associated with the Chennai Open as Powered by Partner. As an organisation with deep roots in Chennai, we are proud to support a premier professional golf event of the DP World PGTI that brings together some of the finest talent from across the country and provides an inspiring platform for emerging golfers. We look forward to a successful and memorable Chennai Open and to continuing our support for the development of golf in the region.\u201d <\/p>\r\n\r\n
The local challenge will be led by Chennai-based professionals S. Prasanth, S. John Royan, Ilayaraja C. and C. Arul. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Pro-Am event, played on Sunday, was won by the team led by Thai professional Tanapat Pichaikool. The winning team had a net score of 53.1 and consisted of amateurs Kaushik, Vikram and Nirav Hariharan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n