Manish Kumar
The 3rd edition of the Louis Philippe Cup will bring an all-star brigade in the form of Jeev, Jyoti, Anirban, Gaganjeet, Siddikur, SSP Chowrasia, Rashid Khan, Himmat Rai and many others to Mumbai fans in a scintillating display of the best talent ever to compete in Mumbai. Players will compete for nine city teams including a new international team from Colombo and one representing host city Mumbai at Bombay Presidency Golf Club, Mumbai from 17-22 February 2014.
The four-day tournament with a prize purse of Rs. 1.2 Crore, is sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), and conceived and promoted by RN Golf Management (RNGM).
India's all time greatest golfer ever Jeev Milkha Singh, who played for Noida the last two years will play for Shubhkamna Delhi this season. Last year’s Arjuna awardee in golf, Gaganjeet Bhullar will be seen representing his Jaypee Greens Greater Noida team for the second consecutive year.
India's highest ranked player currently in the world and No 3 on the Asian Tour 2013 Rankings from Bangalore, Anirban Lahiri will wear Puravankara Bangalore’s colours for the third time in a row. The two time European Tour winner SSP Chowrasia will play for TAKE Chennai while Kolkata lad Rahil Gangjee will play for home team AVT Kolkata in 2014, once again. The Mumbai team has bagged the former Asian Tour No. 1, Jyoti Randhawa. The team from Colombo will comprise of the two Sri Lankans – K Prabagaran, N Thangaraja and Delhi lad Himmat Rai as the sponsors pick.
As per the team selection criteria, the top 18 ranked professionals on the final PGTI 2013 Order of Merit will join the sponsor's pick on each three member team during the four day team competition.
Speaking on such a momentous occasion, Mr. Jacob John, Brand Head, Louis Philippe, said, "Louis Philippe is proud to be associated with the third edition of the prestigious golf tournament 'Louis Philippe Cup'.
Mr. Padamjit Sandhu, Director, PGTI, said,"The Louis Philippe Cup has over the last two years emerged as a strong event on the professional tour. The city-based team matchplay format makes the Louis Philippe Cup uniquely exciting and challenging. The move to Mumbai is very welcome and we look forward to some great golf over the week."
Rishi Narain, CEO and Founder, RN Golf Management, said, "We are excited with a star studded turnout again at the 3rd edition of this exciting professional golf league format. Mumbai fans will see the highest quality field ever as Jeev returns to the city after some twenty years and this set of players has never been seen in action before in the city. There are a number of competitive teams in the tournament and anyone can win."
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