Nitin Gupta poses with his third place finish trophy at the MercedesTrophy World Finals 2022 in Germany
The largest ever field of Mercedes Trophy national finalists with 69 players from 23 qualifying rounds held across the country since January 2023, will assemble at Oxford Golf Resort in Pune on March 17-18 to determine the 3 winners who will travel to the World Final in Germany later this year to compete with winners from 50 countries around the world.
The National Finals 3 day experience includes a Mercedes-Benz Plant visit where the finalists will enjoy an off road driving experience and factory floor visit to see the vehicles being assembled.
In 2022, at the World Finals in Stuttgart, which featured Germany’s legendary professional golfer – Bernhard Langer, two Indians achieved podium finishes in their handicap categories – Amit Bhati and Nitin Gupta.
This year 23 regional qualifiers were held in Chandigarh, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, Jaipur, Noida, and Hyderabad to select the national finalists. Participation is by Invitation only, open only to Mercedes Benz vehicle car owners.