In a welcome development for the many young players chasing national golf honours, the Indian Golf Union, the apex body for amateur golf in the country, has begun conducting its amateur qualifiers to earn a spot on the national amateur tour. The first qualifier was held from March 7-11 at Panchkula Golf Club outside Chandigarh, while the second qualifier will be played March 14-18 at Boulder Hills Golf Club, Hyderabad.
The tour had received over 280 entries for the first qualifier, out of which only the top-30 remaining on the final day will get a chance to play the main IGU amateur tour.
The tour has announced three events following the second qualifier in Hyderabad.
Dates Tournament Venue
April 8-11 Assam Amateur Championship Digboi Golf Club
April 18-22 Delhi State NCR Cup Delhi Golf Club
May 16-20 Andhra Pradesh Amateur East Point Golf Club
The South Zone Amateur Feeder Tour too has also announced its schedule for next month. The Feeder Tour is the official qualifying tour for IGU’s Main Amateur Tour.
Dates Venue
April 11-13 Ootacamund Gymkhana Club, Ooty
April 15-16 Kodaikanal Golf Club, Kodaikanal
April 19-20 Coimbatore Golf Club, Coimbatore
The North Zone Feeder Tour, recently concluded its first tournament of the season at Jaypee Greens Wishtown in Noida but is yet to announce its future events.
The schedule for Junior events has not been released either. India Golf Weekly remains committed to bringing you the best of the junior news and will update you as soon as the junior calendar for tournaments is announced.