- R : Mr. Amandeep Johl, CEO, DP World PGTI, Mr. Stepan Danek, Czech Professional Golfer, Mr. Kapil Dev, President, DP World PGTI, Shri Jupally Krishna Rao, Honourable Minister of Prohibition & Excise, Tourism & Culture and Archaeology, Government of Telangana, Mr. BVK Raju, President, HGA and Mr. Jasvinder Singh Birgi, Captain, HGA | Image Source: Telangana I & PR X a/c

Hyderabad: Top Indian professionals, including Saptak Talwar, Veer Ahlawat and Rashid Khan, will be in action when the Telangana Golconda Masters is held at the Hyderabad Golf Association (HGA) from September 1 to 4.The prize purse for the event is Rs 1 crore.

This competition will determine the top-24 players from the DP World PGTI Order of Merit who will earn their spots at the season-ending DP World India Championship.

The 132 field will include DP World PGTI Order of Merit leader Saptak, Honey Baisoya, Veer , Rashid, Akshay Sharma and Om Prakash Chouhan, to name a few.

The prominent foreign players in the field are defending champion Jamal Hossain of Bangladesh, Badal Hossain also from Bangladesh, Czech Republic's Stepan Danek, Sri Lankans N Thangaraja and Mithun Perera, Nepal's Subash Tamang, Uganda's Joshua Seale and the Japanese duo of Koichiro Ishika and Taiga Tanaka.

The local challenge will be led by Hyderabad-based professionals Mohd Azhar, Vishesh Sharma and Rupinder Singh Gill.

The tournament is part of the Race to DP World India Championship which is a competition to crown the DP World PGTI's number one player.

Minister  Jupally said the Telangana Government was keen to utilise the services and experience of Kapil Dev for promoting tourism and sports in the State. His association with Telangana’s tourism and sporting initiatives would help take the State’s tourism attractions and sporting potential to a wider national and international audience, he said.

Kapil Dev,  President, DP World Professional Golf Tour of India (DP World PGTI) appreciated the continued support extended by Telangana Tourism to the Telangana Golconda Masters and said the tournament would help promote Telangana and Hyderabad as important golf-tourism destinations.  He thanked the Hyderabad Golf Association for providing the venue and expressed confidence that the tournament would offer an excellent platform for competitive professional golf.

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