NE SPORTS BUREAU
AHMEDABAD, FEB 22
The TATA Steel Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) and Glade One Golf Resort have joined hands to launch a new event, the Glade One Masters 2021.The tournament is scheduled to be played at Glade One Golf Resort in Ahmedabad from Tuesday to Friday- February 23 – 26, the organizers said.
The Pro-Am event will be staged on February 27. The PGTI will be holding an event at the Glade One Golf Resort for the first time.The tournament, the ninth event of the 2020-21 PGTI season, carries a prize purse of Rs. 30 lakh.
Arshpreet Thind, General Manager, Glade One Golf Resort, said, “Glade One is delighted to host its first men’s professional tournament in partnership with PGTI, the Glade One Masters 2021. The tournament venue is an award-winning international 9-hole championship Golf Course designed by Gary Player. Our team has worked relentlessly to put together this event and we are confident that it’s going to be a memorable experience for both, the players and hosts. We look forward to a successful event this year and building our alliance with PGTI.”
Uttam Singh Mundy, CEO, PGTI, said, “We’re delighted to add a new tournament and venue to the PGTI schedule with the staging of the inaugural Glade One Masters at the Glade One Golf Resort & Club, Ahmedabad. We thank Glade One for its support to PGTI in these challenging times. The Glade One Golf Resort & Club is fast emerging as a popular resort course in Gujarat and we’re confident that the professionals will relish the experience of playing at this outstanding venue. The unique format for the event also makes for a thrilling week of golf.”
The Glade One championship golf course designed by Gary Player is a testament to the versatility of the world’s leading golf course design firm. Each of the nine holes has been meticulously crafted giving them a unique character while striking a balance between aesthetics, strategy, playability, and leisure.
The unique format for the tournament is as follows. The first two rounds will comprise nine holes each. After 18 holes the cut will be applied. The third and fourth rounds will then comprise 18 holes each. The tournament will be played over a total of 54 holes.
The tournament is set to feature some of the top Indian professionals such as international winners Rahil Gangjee, Rashid Khan, Ajeetesh Sandhu, Chikkarangappa, Viraj Madappa, and Khalin Joshi along with the highest-ranked Indian in the world Udayan Mane and PGTI Order of Merit leader Karandeep Kochhar.
The local challenge will be led by Gujarat-based professionals Varun Parikh, Anshul Patel, Jay Pandya, Shravan Desai, and Arshpreet Thind.
