Arun Murugappan and Rishi Narain (extreme Right) with the world finalists Ajay Reddy and Ajay Kasana
The 22nd annual Chola World Corporate Golf Challenge – India concluded at Riverdale Golf Club in Bangkok, Thailand with Ajay Reddy and Ajay Kasana finishing as the winner and runner-up respectively and will represent India at the World Finals of the World Corporate Golf Challenge in Tenerife, Spain this October where they will compete with winners from 25 other countries.
The World Corporate Golf Challenge is the longest continuously running multi-city corporate tournament in India, having kicked off in 1999 and is one of the largest corporate golf tournaments in the world. It is arguably the most established global «Business to Business» golf tournament open to top-level executives worldwide who share a passion for golf. Since its inception in 1993, WCGC has grown so much that more than one million golfers from over fifty countries have participated.
In India, 16 finalists qualified for the National final in Bangkok after winning rounds held at Prestige Golfshire in Bangalore, HGA in Hyderabad, Willingdon Sports Club in Mumbai and Jaypee Greens in Delhi during November and December 2022.
Hemant K Sinha, Rishi Narain, Arun Murugappa & Leander Paes
L-R National Finalists Ajay Reddy, Sushil Gupta and Sanjai Ruia
L-R National Finalists Hemanth Reddy, Nitin Sood and Anirudh Khaitan
L-R National Finalists Vivek Varma, Rajeev Singh and Aditya Dhawan
L-R – National Finalists Ajay Kasana, Rajesh Chandrasekhar and Paras Gada playing the Chola WCGC-India National Final at Riverdale Golf Club, Bangkok to win a slot at the WCGC- World Final in Spain later this year.
They were joined by over 30 guests competing in the guest category in Bangkok, making the final a gala affair with 45 golfers participating.
The WCGC is currently organised in more than 25 global territories representing an international network of National Golf Tournaments. The annual winners from each country compete in the World Final, representing their company and country in conditions that resemble a professional tour event and on world class courses and golf tourism destinations.
India has emerged winners at the World Final on two occasions and has also been runner-up twice.
At the National Finals, players competed off the championship tees in order to select two players who can handle the longer tougher conditions in Europe. Last year, the two winners were, Shiv Moola from Bangalore and Khushaal Thackersey from Mumbai.
Category Name Points
Winner Ajay Reddy 35
Runner-Up Ajay Kasana 31
Results – Guest Category
Category Name Gross Score Nett Score
Winner Shyam Balasubramanya 83 72.2
Runner-Up Jasmer Puri 89 73.4