The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), the official sanctioning body of professional golf in India, and LG, one of the leading global consumer brands, announced the ?LG Race to Ireland?, a unique format Pro-Am which will be held from November 3 ? 7 at the Jaypee Greens Golf Resort, Greater Noida. This one of a kind event will offer a handsome prize purse of Rs. 5 million and a chance for the winning CXOs to play at the Pro-Am of the Irish Open in 2011.
The format for the event has been conceptualized to test not only the golfing abilities of the professionals & the corporate teams, but also their strategizing and team play strengths.
Some of the top professionals from the PGTI who would participate in this event include C Muniyappa, Ashok Kumar, Mukesh Kumar, Himmat Singh Rai, Shamim Khan, Vijay Kumar, Chiragh Kumar, Raju Ali Mollah, Gaurav Ghei, Harmeet Kahlon and Digvijay Singh, to name a few.
Speaking at the announcement, Mr. L K Gupta, Chief Marketing Officer, LG India, said, ?Company?s philosophy is to associate with the best in the premium sports segment, which is why it is golf as the sport and PGTI as the association. This time we are bringing a unique concept of bringing Amateur and Professional golfers together. We will see the high quality strategic golf by Professional golfers with Industry leaders and Corporate Honchos. The winning team will get the once in a lifetime opportunity of competing at the Pro-Am of the prestigious Irish Open apart, all expenses paid. This event will set new benchmark for golf.?
Mr. Padamjit Sandhu, Director, PGTI, said, ?The objective behind the ?LG Race to Ireland? is to encourage and optimize corporate involvement in Indian professional golf. We will proactively focus to build this event over the years to provide a strong platform to bring together the best talent from professional golf and the corporate boardrooms. We are confident that the LG-PGTI partnership will help create high value and strong growth platforms for the sport of golf in India.?