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McLeod Russel Inter-Company Rose Bowl Tennis
McLeod Russel PGTI Tour Championship
WINNERS: MRIL ‘A’
1. Mr S. Hazarika & Mr M.S. Shekhawat
2. Mr B. Bannerjee & Mr A. Thoumong
3. Mrs R. Borgohain & Mr P.S. Aswal
RUNNERS-UP: MRIL ‘B’
1. Dr D. Sonowal & Mr R. Sharma
2. Mr R. Gogoi & Mr C. Dutta
3. Dr (Mrs) H. Deka & Dr P. Deka
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The top sixty players from the Rolex Ranking 2015, including former
champion S.S.P. Chowrasia along with Jyoti Randhawa, Khalin Joshi,
Gaganjeet Bhullar, Rahil Gangjee, Chiragh Kumar, Himmat Singh Rai,
Digvijay Singh and players from four foreign countries (M. Siddikur
Rahman – Bangladesh, Mithun Perera – Sri Lanka, Koh Deng Shan –
Singapore and Sean Navin Shrestha Einhaus – Germany) were seen in
action at the Rs 1.5 crore prize money McLeod Russel Tour
Championship, the PGTI's year-ending tournament, held at the
prestigious Royal Calcutta Golf Club from 24 to 27 December 2015.
The tournament was a 72-hole stroke-play championship with no cut
applied after 36 holes.
The Pro-Am event preceding the tournament was played on 22 and 23
December.
The 2013 PGTI ‘Emerging Player of the Year’, Bengaluru's
S. Chikkarangappa, achieved double honours by capping a memorable
2015 with a victory at the season-ending McLeod Russel Tour
Championship that also won him his maiden Rolex Player of the Year
title for the PGTI order of merit. At 22 years and 3 months of age,
‘Chikka’ became the youngest winner of the Rolex Ranking title. “I quite
enjoy playing here and winning the first title three years after turning pro
means a lot to me.This is a dream come true," said Chikka. “It's amazing
to win the biggest tournament on the PGTI and also the ranking title on
the same day. Emerging Order of Merit champion is special for me
because I've been finishing second on the merit list for the last two years.”
Gurgaon-based Jyoti Randhawa and Khalin Joshi of Bengaluru were joint
runners-up at 11-under-277.
at Margherita Club, 17 April 2016
at RCGC, 24 - 27 December 2015
S. Chikkarangappa
Khalin Joshi
Jyoti Randhawa