Indian Sports Wrap, September 4: Indian Golf Premier League reveals agenda for the coming season

GOLF

The Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) unveiled a complete swing of 11 tournaments spread over the next four months, via its co-founder and brand ambassador, Cricketer Yuvraj Singh, here Thursday.

The first tournament starts next week, on September 10, in the Chandigarh Golf Club. The ten IGPL tournaments are played for three days with 36 men, 12 women, apart from a few amateurs.

The key line as stated by the CEO of IGPL, Uttam Singh Mundy was: «There will be no cutbacks and there will be guaranteed money».

The rest of the tournaments are planned in Greater Noida, Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Jamshedpur, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and also Dubai and Colombo.

In addition, there will be a regular Asian Tour -fairly sanctioned tournament in Kensville Golf Resort from 27 to 30 November.

“I am excited to be part of this. Golf must grow. It is such a great sport. The life of the golfer is so difficult. You pay all your bills, and you have to cut it to make money. Fortunately we have paid in Cricket for everything we have played. IG will also give a lot of confidence to the young people. Golfers through his Youwecan Foundation.

A sharp golfer, Yuvraj suggested that the Indian cricketers would benefit enormously by relaxing with a round golf.

«Every sport that helps you relax is good for the body and more fertile for the mind,» he said.

Reminding the times when golfers drove by train, on their Kittas slept, without a guarantee to make money, Shiv Kapur appreciated the idea that IGPL would give the golfers ‘financial security’.

The Secretary General of the Wgai, Champika Sayal, called it a «awakening» of Golf, and that it was good for the future of the sport, especially the women. She wanted the girls to appear more confidently and progress in the direction of the international arena.

The Tour Commissioner of the Asian tour, Cho Minn Thant, who appreciated the «holistic vision» in the formation of IGPL, announced that the top four players would gain access to the qualifying school final of the Asian tour.

«IGPL will make a difference for the sport. It is innovative, including and inspiring,» Mundy claimed.

Pranavi to lead Indian Challenge on the Houston Championship

Golfer Pranavi Urs will lead the Indian challenge at the Houston Championship, the fourth event of the Pif Global Series this year, from here on Friday.

Pranavi, who had to miss many earlier events due to a wrist injury, hopes to return for the second half of the season.

With Diksha Dagar who is the event in Golfcrest Country Club, the other two Indians in the Rookie Avani Prashanth and the experienced TVesa Malik are in the Rookie Avani Prashanth field.

In the tournament, 104 professionals will compete in both the 36-hole team competition and the 54-Holes individual Stroke Play competition.

Pranavi, a former multiple winner on her home, is still looking for her first victory over the Let.

For the team event, she is located next to Belgium’s Manon de Roey, Daniela Darquea from Ecuador and the German golfer Polly Mack.

The teammates of Avani are Laura Fuenfstueck from Gemrany, Rosie Davies from England and Vanessa Bouvet from France.

While Tvesa cooperates with Darcey Harry van Wales, the German Olivia Cowan and the Italian golfer Virginia Elena Carta.

A total of 26 teams consisting of four professionals will participate in the tournament with team captains selected using the official Rolex Women’s World Golf ranking lists from 25 August.

Each captain chose one professional to be in their team, meanwhile the third and fourth members were randomly chosen.

-Pti

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Published on 04 September 2025