The 2025–26 season of the AVT Champions Tour — India’s flagship competitive circuit for senior amateur golfers aged 50 and above, featuring four events each year — held its second event of the season at Bombay Presidency Golf Club in Mumbai.
The season officially began in June at the Karnataka Golf Association (KGA) in Bangalore.
Overall Winner
David D’Souza, who won the Bangalore edition in June, clinched the Mumbai title as well, edging Parthive Sanghrajka by a single stroke for the Overall Gross title. David shot 147, narrowly beating Parthive’s 148.
At the conclusion of the four-event AVT Tour, the top two ranked players earn berths into an international senior amateur championship. In 2023, AVT Champion Sandeep Sandhu showcased the strength of the tour by winning the Hong Kong Senior Amateur by an astonishing 12 strokes. Earlier this September, he added the individual title at the Asia-Pacific Senior Amateur, underscoring how significantly the AVT Champions Tour has helped Indian senior golfers sharpen their competitive edge.
Category A (50–54 years)
Parthive Sanghrajka claimed the Category A title with a total of 148, narrowly ahead of Avinash Deoskar, who finished at 150.
Category B (55–59 years)
John Wilcox secured the Category B victory with rounds of 77–76 for a total of 153, winning by four shots over Manav Prakash, who finished at 157.
Category C (60–64 years)
Having recently turned 60, David D’Souza moved up to Category C after winning the Bangalore edition in Category B. He posted rounds of 77–70 for a comfortable five-shot win. Jehangir Tankariwala finished runner-up with scores of 73–79 for a total of 152.
Category D (65–69 years)
Satyaprakash Mugalur Keshavamurthy shot 168 to take a three-stroke victory over runner-up Shyamal Mashruwala at 171.
Category E (70+ years)
Gangesh Khaitan — listed in the Limca Book of Records for representing India in competitive golf for the longest duration — reaffirmed his dominance in the 70+ division. He carded rounds of 81–78 to win with a total of 159. Col. Anil Jule (Retd.) finished second at 162.
Women’s Category
In the Women’s Gross division, Bangalore’s Paromita Mukherjee posted a two-day total of 159 to claim the title ahead of Sonia Malhotra, who finished at 166.
