Toyota 7th
NCR Cup Amateur Golf Championship all set to tee off from tomorrow
5th March,
Delhi: Delhi Golf
Society announced Toyota 7th NCR Cup amateur golf championship which
will be held from March 6th – 9th, 2012 at the Delhi Golf
Club in Delhi. Around 75 golfers from
all across India along with foreign teams like Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal,
Korea and Portugal will tee off at the Par-72 golf course from tomorrow. The
tournament will be inaugurated by Sanjay Kothari, Special Secretary, Government
of India, and Ministry of Tourism.
While
the tournament will be played in stroke play format, players will be playing as
individuals as well as teams from various countries, states, golf courses and
organizations. The team championship winner will be declared after the first
two days of play. The cut will also be applied after the first two rounds and
the field will be reduced to 45 players who will vie for the title on Thursday
and Friday over 36 holes. The winner and runner up of the NCR Cup will be sent
to play in one of the National Amateur Championships of European region.
Udayan
Mane from Bangalore, Chandigarh’s Angad Cheema, winner of All-India Amateur
Championship 2011, Kapurthala’s Ashbeer Singh Saini and Delhi’s Honey Baisoya
will carry the local challenge while Thangaraja Nadaraja and Sisira Kumara
George Patrick from Sri Lanka, Joao Ramos and Pierre Rolland from Portugal,
Bikash Bogati and Dinesh Prajapati from Nepal, Rio from Korea and Syed Shoaib
Bokhari along with Abbas Ali Khan from Pakistan will also feature in the event.
Angad
Cheema said, “I am quite excited to play the NCR Cup as this is one of the most
prestigious amateur tournaments and is being played at Delhi Golf Club. Since
no other amateur tournament is organized at this historic golf course for many
years, the NCR Cup gives the leading amateurs of the country to showcase their
talent every year. It’s all about keeping it straight of the tee as it’s a very
long golf course and I will just try and keep it in play and repeat my
performance of All-India Amateur Championship.”
Hardip
Singh Kingra, General Secretary, Delhi Golf Society, said, “After seeing the
success of the NCR Cup in last six years, Delhi Golf Society will hold Delhi
state inter college Championship with sanction from association of Indian
Universities (AIU) and Delhi inter school championship with sanction from
school games federation of India (SGFI) from this year as these bodies have the
legal rights to officially hold these championships.”
Prakash
Bhandari, President, Delhi Golf Society, said, “Being a member of DGS, it’s my
pleasure to host the NCR Cup for amateurs at the Delhi Golf Club for the 7th
year in a row. I always feel that it’s very important to give a chance to our
amateur players to rub their shoulders at India’s premier golf course where
only Professionals get a chance to play in a tournament. The vision behind
holding a championship at Delhi Golf Club is to give the best facilities to
amateurs to prepare at their best by sharpening their skills in a competitive
environment as well as on an excellent golf course.”
About NCR Cup
NCR Cup is a National Level Amateur Golf Championship held
every year in Delhi Golf Club. This year, the 7th edition of the
tournament is being held from 6th March to 9th March. It
is one of the finest and best managed amateur golf tournaments in India where
top Indian amateur golfer and some foreign teams participate. This year, the
response is so overwhelming that the Delhi Golf Society had to put a cap and
accepted entries of players with a handicap of five and under. In all 135
entries were received but as per the Delhi Golf Club only 75 players are
shortlisted to play.
Sponsors include Toyota as the title sponsor; other sponsors
include Indian Overseas Bank, IFCI Limited, Incredible India (Ministry Of
Tourism), Sharda University, Allahabad Bank, Indian Golf Connexions, PFC, The
Indian Express (Official newspaper), GolfPlus (Official Magazine partner), Ten
Golf (Sports Channel partner), 4moles.com (Online partner), United Colors of
Benetton (Apparel partner), Titleist (Prize sponsor), Ballantines and Coke
(Beverage partner), HBN Group (Partner) and Hospitality partners are India
Tourism Development Corporations ltd. and The Janpath hotel. The event is
marketed and managed by PAR Sports Leisure and Adventure Management Pvt. Ltd.
(SLAM G).
About
Delhi Golf Society
Delhi Golf Society is a registered body affiliated to Indian
Golf Union as a State Golf Association. It has individual, clubs and some
association as members. It works for the promotion of Golf in general with more
emphasis in the NCR Territory. It holds its NCR Cup and Delhi State
championship regularly every year. It also arranges intellectual discussions
and forums amongst golf players, managers, sponsors and media. Recently, it
organised a Seminar on “Golf in Olympics- Challenges and Opportunities” in
collaboration with FICCI.
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