IndiaCements Pro Championship kicks off in Chennai on August 16

IndiaCements and the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) have announced the IndiaCements Pro Championship 2023, taking place from August 16-19, 2023 at the Tamil Nadu Golf Federation (TNGF) Cosmo Golf Course. The eventoffers a prizepurse of INR 50 lakh and willfeature a Pro-Am event on August 15. IndiaCements, the title sponsor, has significantlycontributed to the development of golf courses in Chennai and organizing golf tournaments. Chief Marketing Officer, ParthasarathyRamanujam, and Head of Marketing, Tushar Malhotra, Head of Marketing, Bisleri International Pvt Ltd, have alsoexpressedtheir support for the Pro Championship's return to Chennai.

PGTI CEO, Uttam Singh Mundy, expressed gratitude for IndiaCements' partnership in launching the IndiaCements Pro Championship, statingthat the growth story of Indianprofessional golf receives a major boostwith the support of IndiaCements. The tournamentwillfeatureprominentforeignnames in the field, including Bangladeshis Jamal Hossain and BadalHossain, Sri Lankans N Thangaraja and MithunPerera, Japan'sMakotoIwasaki, and Nepal'sSukraBahadur Rai. The local challenge willbeled by Chennai-basedprofessionals C Arul, SandeepSyal, and S Prasanth.

The tournament marks the beginning of the action-packed second half of the 2023 TATA Steel PGTI season and offers the highest-everprizepurse for a men'sprofessionalevent in Chennai. LeadingIndianprofessionals in the fieldinclude Om Prakash Chouhan (TATA Steel PGTI Rankings leader), Aman Raj, KaranPratap Singh, Sachin Baisoya, and GauravPratap Singh. The eventissupported by PGTI's Tour Partners TATA Steel, Rolex, AmrutanjanFruitnik Electro+, Golf Plus Monthly, and Athletic Drive.