SSP Chawrasia will be the star attraction.
All eyes will be on SSP Chawrasia who will turn out for Take Chennai team when the fifth edition of the Louis Philippe Cup Pro Golf League will be played at the Karnataka Golf Association course from June 1-4.
Having qualified for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Chawrasia will try to give his best before the quadrennial sporting extravaganza in August. “The team composition is good this year as we have kept the same team from last year. All our players are playing well and we are confident going into the tournament,” said SSP Chawrasia on the eve of the main event.
His teammates are Bengaluru-based players Khalin Joshi and Chikkarangappa S.
Take Chennai will also have the services of producer and director Mani Ratnam. Each team will have, apart from three pros, two amateurs whose scores will count for the inter-city event. This will be only for Wednesday’s action.
Eight teams will vie for the impressive trophy apart from the Rs 1.2 crore in prize money. Navratna Ahmedabad may be three-time and defending champions but the other teams will not be going down without a fight. The other teams are Dev Chandigarh, debutants NSports Hyderabad, Laqshya Mumbai, Take Chennai, Zion Hills Bengaluru, DLF Crest Gurgaon and Jaypee Greens Greater Noida.
Being hosted in Bengaluru, the focus of this city-based franchise tournament will be the local team comprising of Rahil Gangjee, Abhijit Chadha and M Dharma.
Dharma was confident and said: “We have a definitive advantage and hope to be the winners. I have confidence in the team as Rahil is amongst the top 60 on the Asian Tour and Abhijit is amongst the top 3 on the PGTI rankings. We also have a home advantage.”
Ashok Kumar (DLF – The Crest Gurgaon) and his team are ready. He said: “We are pretty confident that we will do well since we are performing to the best of our abilities. My teammates have had a stupendous season so far. With the format being stroke play, we have a fairly good chance.”
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