New Delhi, September 3: Cricket legend Yuvraj Singh on Thursday unveiled the inaugural Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) Tour in New Delhi, marking a historic first for Indian golf with men and women professionals set to compete together on the same platform.
The event was graced by Chief Executive Officer, IGPL Uttam Singh Mundy, along with Tour Commissioner/CEO, Asian Tour, Cho Minn Thant, General Secretary, Women’s Golf Association of India (WGAI) Champika Sayal, Hon. President, PGAI Romit Bose, Indian Men’s Professional Golf Player & IGPL Icon Player Shiv Kapur and Indian Men’s Professional Golf Player & IGPL Icon Player SSP Chawrasia.
Launching the IGPL Tour, which will begin from September 10thin Chandigarh, IGPL Co-Founder Yuvraj said:, “A golfer’s life is not easy. When you are going to tournaments, you have to make the cut to earn money and pay the bills. IGPL is providing a format for the younger generation coming on board that you do not have to worry about financial constraints. The work being done on grassroots level is quite important. You can compare IGPL to IPL, and it can change dynamics in golf like IPL did with cricket.”
“It’s a full IGPL tour, and then it will be followed by a fast-paced IGPL League with both men and women playing together. I think equality in the sport is very important. I hope it will change the face of Golf in India. A lot of efforts have been taken by stakeholders behind the scene to grow the sport. I want to see budding golfers do well. We will have the Olympics soon, and we will see our players winning medals,” he added.
The tournament will kick-off on September 10 in Chandigarh and will later travel to cities including Noida, Pune, Jamshedpur and more.
Along with the launch of the tour, IGPL also announced a key partnership with the Asian Tour, the official sanctioning body for professional golf in the region, allowing IGPL players to compete alongside the top Asian players at the Asian Tour event in India in November at Kensville Golf & Country Club.
