The tournament carries a prize purse of Rs 1 crore, the highest ever for an event in Panchkula. The Pro-Am event will be played on October 29.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Haryana Open returns to the PGTI schedule after 12 years. The fifth edition of the event is being supported by the Haryana government and host venue Panchkula Golf Club.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The tournament includes PGTI Ranking leader and international winner Om Prakash Chouhan, besides international winners Rashid Khan, Rahil Gangjee, Khalin Joshi, tricity lad Yuvraj Singh Sandhu, Viraj Madappa and Olympian Udayan Mane.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The prominent names include Aman Raj and Honey Baisoya, to name a few.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Defending champion Mithun Perera of Sri Lanka, who won the 2011 edition, is also participating.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Besides Chandigarh\u2019s Yuvraj Singh Sandhu, the other notable names representing the tricity at the event are those of Chandigarh\u2019s Abhijit Singh Chadha, Akshay Sharma, Harendra Gupta, Angad Cheema, Amrit Lal, Ranjit Singh, Amandeep Johl, Harmeet Kahlon, Gurbaaz Mann, Amritinder Singh, Rajiv Kumar Jatiwal as well as Panchkula\u2019s Aadil Bedi and Chandimandir\u2019s Ravi Kumar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The other foreigners are N. Thangaraja and K. Prabagaran, both from Sri Lanka, Jamal Hossain, Badal Hossain and Md Akbar Hossain, all from Bangladesh, US\u2019s Varun Chopra, Nepal\u2019s Sukra Bahadur Rai, Canada\u2019s Sukhraj Singh Gill and Andorra\u2019s Kevin Esteve Rigaill.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Two of the three amateurs participating, Abhishek Kumar and Ankush Saroha, are from the Panchkula Golf Club.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Uttam Singh Mundy, CEO, PGTI, said, \u201cWith an impressive field and handsome prize purse on offer we can expect to witness a pulsating week of golfing action in Panchkula.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Col A.S. Dhillon, general manager with Panchkula Golf Club, said, \u201cWe look forward to hosting the country's leading professionals at the highly-anticipated Haryana Open which returns to the Panchkula Golf Club (PGC) after a long gap.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/10\/121-professionals-three-amateurs-to-vie-for-pgti.jpg", "alt_img": "121 professionals, three amateurs to vie for PGTI", "alt_title": "Digboi golf: Defending champ Yuvraj Singh Sandhu shoots nine-under 63 to lead after Round 1", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "121 Professionals, Three Amateurs To Vie For PGTI On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "121 Professionals, Three Amateurs To Vie For PGTI, Professional Golf Tour: Featuring 121 professionals and three amateurs, Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) will stage a four-day Haryana.", "seo_keywords": "Professional Golf Tour, Haryana Open, Panchkula Golf Club, The Pro, The Haryana Open, PGTI Ranking, Om Prakash Chouhan, Rashid Khan, Rahil Gangjee, Khalin Joshi, Yuvraj Singh Sandhu, Viraj Madappa, Olympian Udayan Mane, Aman Raj, Honey Baisoya, Mithun", "tag": "", "tagging": "Professional Golf Tour, Haryana Open, Panchkula Golf Club, The Pro, The Haryana Open, PGTI Ranking, Om Prakash Chouhan, Rashid Khan, Rahil Gangjee, Khalin Joshi, Yuvraj Singh Sandhu, Viraj Madappa, Olympian Udayan Mane, Aman Raj, Honey Baisoya", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "121-professionals-three-amateurs-to-vie-for-pgti", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "736", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2023-10-25 18:58:02", "updated": "2023-10-25 18:58:02", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Professional Golf Tour, Haryana Open, Panchkula Golf Club, The Pro, The Haryana Open, PGTI Ranking, Om Prakash Chouhan, Rashid Khan, Rahil Gangjee, Khalin Joshi, Yuvraj Singh Sandhu, Viraj Madappa, Olympian Udayan Mane, Aman Raj, Honey Baisoya, Mithun", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2023-10-25 18:58:02", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "0", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "sports_name": "golf", "cnmid": "813227", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sports-news\/121-professionals-three-amateurs-to-vie-for-pgti-9835" }