League brings DGC's iconic golfers together
The inaugural Delhi Golf Club League will feature illustrious mentors like Gaurav Ghei, the first Indian to qualify to the British Open in 1997, and four Arjuna Awardees – Shiv Kapur, two-time Indian Open winner Ali Sher, Amit Luthra and Nonita Lall Qureshi.
Published : Sep 29, 2021 19:28 IST
Delhi Golf Club has a legacy of producing international champions and some of its illustrious names will be part of the inaugural Delhi Golf Club League to be played from October 14 to 31. A quality field of 18 franchisees - with 18 players each, a coach and a mentor - will clash in a league-cum-knockout format. Each match will involve seven pairs from two teams. The event will follow the four-ball-better-ball Matchplay format. The high-point of the league is the list of illustrious mentors like Gaurav Ghei, the first Indian to qualify to the British Open in 1997, four Arjuna Awardees – Shiv Kapur, two-time Indian Open winner Ali Sher, Amit Luthra and Nonita Lall Qureshi – and Asian Tour regulars Chiragh Kumar and Naman Dawar.
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Other mentors include country’s leading coaches Amandeep Johl, Brandon D’Souza, Jasjit Singh and Ajai Gupta professionals from the Ladies Tour Meher Atwal and Ayesha Kapur besides leading amateur Gauri Monga. Each team owner paid Rs. five lakh to the DGC in an event that does not offer any prize-money.READ|
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