Adani, PGTI to launch Invitational Golf Championship
The Adani Group is set to enter Indian professional golf with the launch of ‘Adani Invitational Golf Championship 2025’, in partnership with the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI)
- AHMEDABAD — The Adani Group is set to enter Indian professional golf with the
launch of ‘Adani Invitational Golf Championship 2025’, in partnership with the
Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), the official sanctioning body of men’s
professional golf in India.
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- The inaugural tournament, offering a Rs 1.5 crore prize
pool, will be held at Jaypee Greens Golf & Spa Resort, Greater Noida,
from April 1-4, marking PGTI's return to the venue after 11 years.
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- This Adani Group initiative intends to promote and
broaden golf's accessibility and elevate its status as a mainstream sport, and
also to cultivate the next generation of global champions from India.
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- The partnership extends to the establishment of a joint
Adani-PGTI golf training academy at Belvedere Golf & Country Club in
Ahmedabad. This initiative aligns with Adani's commitment to grassroots
development and supports India's 2036 Olympic bid.
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- "We are delighted to join hands with Kapil Dev Ji
and the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) to contribute to the growth of
Indian professional golf,” said Pranav Adani, director, Adani Enterprises
Limited. “Our goal is to cultivate Indian global champions in golf. We are
committed to enhancing accessibility to golf, promoting greater participation
and offering world-class training and playing opportunities.” he added.
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- Kapil Dev, president of the PGTI, thanked the Adani Group
for extending support to professional golf in India with the launch of the
Adani Invitational Golf Championship 2025. "The backing of the Adani
Group, one of the world’s biggest business houses, will help the PGTI produce
more champion golfers from India who will make the country proud on the
international stage. I expect to see golf fans in big numbers following their
favourite players on the course during the tournament," he said.
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- Terming the Adani Invitational Golf Championship 2025 as
a watershed moment for the PGTI, Amandeep Johl, CEO, PGTI, said, “This
association will raise the stature of the Tour. We thank the Adani Group, our
title sponsors, for sharing PGTI’s vision of creating more playing
opportunities for Indian professionals. With an attractive prize purse,
outstanding playing conditions at the Jaypee Greens Golf & Spa Resort
and a top-notch field vying for the title, one can expect a spectacular week of
golfing action at the eagerly awaited Adani Invitational Golf Championship
2025.”
