Mercedes Trophy begins North swing

Jaypee Greens, Greater Noida

From L-R – Tushar Kumar (MD & CEO, Silver Arrows), Paulastya Sachdev (Winner Div-A), Samit Bajaj (Winner Div-B) with Rajiv Gambhir (Chairman, Silver Arrows)

The Mercedes Trophy has rolled into its North swing as India’s biggest amateur golf series celebrates its 25th edition.

Nearly 2,000 golfers are expected to compete across 11 cities this season, with 20 qualifying rounds making up the 2026 calendar. The campaign opened in Mumbai at Bombay Presidency Golf Club (January 7–8), before moving to Royal Calcutta Golf Club in Kolkata (January 13) and Qutab Golf Course in Delhi (January 14). It then travelled south to Prestige Golfshire in Bengaluru (January 21–22) and returned to Mumbai at Willingdon Sports Club (January 27–28), drawing over 100 Mercedes owners at each stop.

The spotlight has now shifted north, with three key regional rounds anchoring the swing:

  • February 11 — Silver Arrows, Greater Noida, Jaypee Greens Golf Resort
  • February 12 — Silver Arrows, Gurgaon, Classic Golf & Country Club
  • February 14 — T&T Motors, Jaipur, Rambagh Golf Club
  • February 23 – T&T Motors, Delhi, Delhi Golf Club
  • February 25 – T&T Motors, Delhi, Delhi Golf Club

Results –

Category Position Name Nett Score
Div A Winner Paulastya Sachdev 72.7
Runner-Up Parth Singh Pachera 73.2
Div B Winner Samit Bajaj 74
Runner-Up Varun Sachdeva 75.9
Div C Winner Sushil K. Sharma 77
Runner-Up Saurabh Singh 77.4

ON COURSE CONTESTS

Honma Longest Drive: Jaydeep Nayar (265 y)

HSBC Straightest Drive: Rajeev Sharma (2.4ft)

Omega Closest to Pin: S. Malhotra (2.5ft)

Johnnie Walker Longest Drive: Prabhkaran Lali (310 yards)

 

Classic Golf & Country Club, Gurgaon

From L-R – Tushar Kumar (MD & CEO, Silver Arrows), Ishaan Khanna (Winner Div A), Rajesh Puri (Winner Div C) and Nitin Gupta (Winner Div B)

Results – 

Category Position Name Nett Score
Division A Winner Ishaan Khanna 71
Runner-Up Romario James 72.6
Division B Winner Nitin Gupta 73
Runner-Up Kapil Agarwal 74.2
Division C Winner Rajesh Puri 74.6
Runner-Up Rajat Mukherjee 75.5

ON COURSE CONTESTS

Honma Longest Drive: Ritwik Jain (370 y)

HSBC Straightest Drive: Arun Jajodia (1.3ft)

Omega Closest to Pin: Shiv Khanna (1.4ft)

Johnnie Walker Longest Drive: Angad Luthra (305 yards)

At every venue, players are competing for three coveted places at the National Final to be played in Pune this April. From there, three champions will earn berths at the MercedesTrophy World Finals in Stuttgart later this September, joining qualifiers from more than 50 countries.

 

Rambagh Golf Club, Jaipur

From – L-R – Nitin Gilara (Winner Div B), Ram Singh (Winner Div A) , Shekhar Bhide (VP, Customer Services, MBIL), Rohan Talwar (MD, T&T Motors)

Results – 

Category Position Name Nett Score
Division A Winner Ram Singh 69.7
Runner-Up Arjun Kuchhal 70.5
Division B Winner Nitin Gilara 72.9
Runner-Up Vishal Baid 73.6
Division C Winner Pawan Maheshwari 73
Runner-Up Devraj Singh 74

 

ON COURSE CONTESTS

Honma Longest Drive: Angad Mirdha (250 y)

HSBC Straightest Drive: Samridh Sharma (On the line)

Omega Closest to Pin: Anil Bindrani (1ft 10in)

Johnnie Walker Longest Drive: Aditya Bhardwaj (298 y)

 

The Mercedes-Maybach and Cabriolet turned heads throughout the day

 

Golfers stepped up with Honma drivers for a power-packed longest drive showdown

 

Omega’s on-course clock captured attention all day long

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