LLOYD BUSINESS TODAY PRO-AM OF CHAMPIONS 2018 GRAND FINALE

The 23rd edition of the Lloyd Business Today Pro-Am of Champions 2018, one of India’s most prestigious corporate golf tournaments, culminated with the felicitation of the winners at a gala dinner at ITC Maurya Sheraton in New Delhi. The annual Pro-Am, where India’s top corporate decision makers and leading golfing professionals play together, was held at the Classic Golf and Country Club in Gurgaon.

Played on Stableford format on 3/4 handicap, 10 city teams competed for the national trophy. Mumbai Mavericks, comprising Ajay Chauhan, V. Bala, Jalaj Kakkar and Shankar Narayan, notched up a score of 102 Stableford points to win the LLOYD BT Trophy. Ahmedabad Arrows, comprising Aditya Patel, Vishal Desai, Ragesh Vasa and Nirav Shah, finished runners-up with 100 points.

Among the women professional golfers, Mookharin Ladgratok shot a 4-under 68 on Day 2 after a 1-under 71 on Day 1 and got a total score 5-under 139 to win the professional’s leg, played simultaneously. Smriti Mehra finished runner-up

with scores of 71 and 71 (total of 142) while Gaurika Bishnoi finished second runner-up with scores of 71 and 72 (total 143). A total of ` 1.5 million was up for grabs for the lady golfers.

The LLOYD BUSINESS TODAY event saw the participation of 1,000-plus corporate golfers across 10 cities, including Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Chennai, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Kolkata and Delhi.

LLOYD is the Title Sponsor of the Event; Indian Oil the ‘Fuelled by’ sponsor; Volkswagen the Automobile Partner; Nautica, the Style Partner; Hidesign, the Bespoke Gift Partner; Ballantines, the Beverage Partner and Creatigies, the Marketing Partner of the event.

National Winners: Mumbai Mavericks (102 points); team includes Ajay Chauhan, V. Bala, Jalaj Kakkar and Shankar Narayan.

National Runners-up: Ahmedabad Arrows (100 points); team includes Aditya Patel, Vishal Desai, Ragesh Vasa and Nirav Shah.