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The 3rd edition of the McLeod Russel Tour Championship, PGTI’s Year Ending
Championship, was held at the prestigious Royal Calcutta Golf Club (RCGC)
from 25 to 28 December 2014. The tournament’s prize purse of
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1.5 crores was
the highest-ever for a domestic event in India.
The event saw the top 60 players from the Rolex Rankings 2014 compete for top
honours.The tournament was a 72-hole stroke-play championship and there was no
cut applied after 36 holes. All the players
were guaranteed prize money. There were
also sponsor spots, and players who ply their trade on international tours
added to the star quotient on display, namely – Arjun Atwal, Gaganjeet
Bhullar, SSP Chowrasia, Rahil Gangjee and Himmat Rai.
The Pro-Am event preceding the tournament was played on 23 and 24
December, and on the second day, the team comprising Rahil Gangjee (Pro),
Master Akhil Khaitan, Sidarth Rai and Sunny Uthup were runners-up.
Local lad Shankar Das won the Championship posting a 4 day aggregate
of 16 under par – winning by 3 shots from his nearest rivals. Gaganjeet
Bhullar and Abhinav Lohan finished joint 2nd at 13 under par. An
interesting statistic to be noted is that a local lad has won in 2012 and
2014 and finished runner-up in 2013!
McLeod Russel Tour Championship 2014
24 JULY 2015
~Sunny Uthup, HO Kolkata
A Jubilant Shankar Das
The Winner flanked by Mr R. Takru & Master Akhil Khaitan
L to R: Akhil Khaitan, Sunny Uthup, Rahil Gangjee, Mr R. Takru & Sidarth Rai