Top Players Set to Compete at Chennai Pro Championship

The inaugural Chennai Pro Championship will see top golfers, such as Veer Ahlawat, Manu Gandas, and Rashid Khan, compete at the TNGF Cosmo Golf Course starting Tuesday. The event, which includes a Pro-Am on August 24 and a prize purse of Rs 50 lakh, features 126 players from various countries.

The Chennai Pro Championship is set to debut with top golfers competing at the TNGF Cosmo Golf Course starting Tuesday. Leading Indian professionals like Veer Ahlawat, Manu Gandas, and Rashid Khan, along with international players, will vie for the Rs 50 lakh prize purse.

The event will feature 126 golfers, including 123 professionals and three amateurs. Notable foreign participants include Sri Lankans N Thangaraja, K Prabagaran, and Anura Rohana, as well as players from Bangladesh, Czechia, Nepal, Canada, South Korea, Japan, and the USA.

Local talent will also be showcased, with Chennai-based professionals Pradyumna Prakash and S Prasanth, and amateurs Pranav Nandakumar and former India cricketer Murali Vijay in the mix. PGTI CEO Uttam Singh Mundy expressed excitement over the event, highlighting Chennai’s growing significance in the PGTI circuit.