Top Indians to feature in charity golf event
Top Indian golfers like Gaganjeet Bhullar and Shubhankar Sharma as well as legendary cricketer Kapil Dev will be seen in action during the Champions for a Causecharity Golf Match, which aims to raise 1 crore for COVID19 relief, in New Delhi on July 11.
The charity exhibition match, touted as India’s rst live sport event during this ongoing pandemic, received a huge boost with top golng bodies in the country coming out to support it.
The Professional Golfers Tour of India (PGTI), the body that not only runs the country’s premier professional golf tour, but also cosanctions the $1.75 million Hero Indian Open, has decided to support the charity match.
The Golf Industry Association (GIA), India’s largest representative body of companies for golng equipment and infrastructure space, and the Golf Course Superintendents and Managers Association of India (GCSMAI) have also pledged their support to the event.
Ninetime Asian Tour winner Bhullar and 201■ Asian Tour No.1 Shubhankar will be teaming up with Kapil and former India spinner Murali Kartik respectively at the renovated Delhi Golf Club course over 1■ holes in the exhibition match.
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