The winners of the AVT Champions Tour 2024 at the famed Bombay Presidency Golf Club (BPGC) in Mumbai
The AVT Champions Tour was played at the prestigious Bombay Presidency Golf Club (BPGC) in Mumbai for the first time since the Tour’s inception in 2019. The two-day series of events brings together the best senior golfers aged 50 and above from all over India for serious competitive golf. This tour was conceptualised and is supported by one of the country’s most ardent supporters of golf, Mr. Dilip Thomas; a key figure in Indian and world golf for the past 30 years plus.
Played over 36 holes of strokeplay in gross format in five age categories (50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, and 70+), the tour is a pivotal initiative to build a robust platform for senior golfers, and the 2024 edition was no exception.
The overall champion Parthiv Sangrajka (C) receiving the trophy from Deepali Shah Gandhi – Director Zaverchand Sports Pvt. Ltd. (L) and Dilip Thomas – MD AVT Group (R)
Local talent and home-favourite Parthive Sanghrajka claimed victory in the overall gross category, defeating seasoned golfer and current AVT Champions Tour rankings leader Sandeep Singh Sandhu of Chandigarh GC. Sanghrajka, who posted impressive rounds of 69 and 72, finished with a total gross score of 141, while Sandhu, who won the Category B (55-59), ended with a score of 145. Jaideep Bhattacharya from Mumbai was a surprise third-place finisher with a total score of 150.
The event also featured legendary golfers such as double Asian Games gold medallist Bunny Lakshman Singh from Kolkata, recently crowned Asia Pacific Seniors over-70 champion Gangesh Khaitan from Delhi, and three-time former All India Men’s Amateur winner Alan Singh from Jamshedpur. Former professional-golfer-turned-amateur Monish Bindra and Mumbai-based Shivas Nath also competed.
Paromita Mukherjee (151) earned the winner’s title in the Ladies Category
The better scores and improved performances by Indian seniors in international competitions highlights the success of the initiative in providing senior golfers in India with a competitive stage.
Bangalore’s Jehangir Tankariwala (151) was the winner in Category C (age group – 60-64)
RESULTS
Overall Gross Score
| WINNER | RUNNER-UP | 2nd RUNNER UP |
| Parthive Sanghrajka (141) | Sandeep Singh Sandhu (145) | Jaideep Bhattacharya (150) |
Category Winners – Individual Gross
| CATEGORY (AGE) | WINNER | RUNNER UP | 2nd RUNNER UP |
| A (50-54) | Parthive Sanghrajka (141) | Shashidhar Reddy (153) | Shriraj Gaglani (154) |
| B (55-59) | Sandeep Singh Sandhu (145) | Jaideep Bhattacharya (150) | Ajay Patel (155) |
| C (60-64) | Jehangir Tankariwala (151) | Pushpendra Rathore (154) | Bhupender Singh (155) |
| D (65-69) | Dhananjay Date (158) | Sanjeev Mehera (163) | Anile Jule (163) |
| E (70+) | Gangesh Khaitan (156) | Alan Singh (163) | Brig Harvinder Dhillon (168) |
Category Winners – Individual Nett
| CATEGORY (HANDICAP) | WINNER | RUNNER UP |
| 0-9 | Jaspreet Bakshi (141) | Suhas Kulkarni (143) |
| 10-18 | Bhupender Singh (131) | Rohit Kapoor (133) |
Team Category Winners
| CATEGORY | WINNER | RUNNER UP |
| Team Nett | Anil Jule, Azad Singh Ruhail, Bhupender Singh, Rohit Kapoor | Ricki Kapoor, Puneet Matta, John Wilcox, Jaideep Bhattacharya |
| Team Gross | Shivas Nath, Ajay Patel, Parthive Sanghrajka, Shriraj Gaglani | David D’Souza, Suhas Kulkarni, Paromita Mukherjee, Jehangir Tankariwala |
Ladies Category Winners
| WINNER | RUNNER-UP | 2nd RUNNER UP |
| Paromita Mukherjee (151) | Tasneem Ali (172) | Rajeshwari Agarwal (193) |
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