From L to R – Gurpal Sachdev (Winner Category B), Karl Nazir (Runners Up Categor A), Arun Murugappan (Chairman, Tubes Investments India), Kushaal Thackersey (WInner Category A) & Anil Advani (Runners Up Categor B)
Around 90 top corporate leaders teed it up on the weekend at the first regional round of the Chola World Corporate Golf Challenge at the Willingdon Sports Club, Mumbai in the return of big time corporate golf to the Indian calendar after the start of the pandemic last year. Participants expressed joy at getting back to meeting their peers and competing for a spot at the national final in December with an expectation of representing corporate India at the World Final scheduled in Europe in the summer of 2022.
Several past World Finalists were seen in action at the 21st annual edition of the longest running national corporate tournament in the country. They included Vijay Chauhan, Sudhir & Pradip Patel, Shabbir Rawjee & Rahul Divan.
Among those seen in action included Arun Murugappan, Chairman, Tubes Investments India, Prateek Pant, Chief Business Officer, White Oak Capital; Navnit Nakra, CEO One Plus, and many others from the world of financial services and other industry leaders.
The next three weeks will see regional rounds at Prestige Golfshire in Bangalore, Oxford Golf Resort in Pune and ITC Classic Golf & CC, Gurgaon before 16 finalists compete at the National Finals at ITC Classic on December 12th.
RESULTS
Winners – Category A &B : Kushaal Thackersey & Gurpal Sachdev
Runners Up – Category A&B: Karl Nazir & Anil Advani
Best Gross – Arjun Nowhar
Arjun Nowhar (Best Gross)
On Course Contest Winners –
Contest Name
White Oak Capital Straightest Drive Heonseok Lee
Prateek Pant of White Oak Capital ( L) gives away the Straightest Drive Prize
Indian Terrain Longest Drive Challenge Ravi Tewari
Navnit Nakra, CEO One Plus awards winner of Indian Terrain longest drive – Ravi Tewari (L)
Ballantine’s Longest Drive Challenge Vivek Bajpeyi
OnePlus Closest to Pin Contest Deepak Kapoor
Navnit Nakra, CEO, One Plus awards a One Plus Smart Watch to winner Deepak Kapoor
All Cargo Closest to Pin on second shot Ashish Seth
Adarsh Hegde, Jt MD, Allcargo gives away Closest to Pin prize to Ashish Seth