Dilip Thomas – MD, AVT Group (R) presenting the AVT Champions Tour Season Winner Trophy to Sandeep Sandhu (L)
The 2024-25 season of the AVT Champions Tour came to a close in the capital, at the Jaypee Greens Golf Resort, Greater Noida. The two-day 36-hole stroke play series of four events, open to players over 50 years old, is played on gross scores.
Sandeep Sandhu records Rankings #1 hat-trick
Chandigarh’s Sandeep Sandhu took the season-long AVT Champions Tour Ranking title for the 3rd consecutive year after recording a 2nd-place finish in Delhi, which when added to his consistent performances earlier in Bangalore, Mumbai, and Kolkata, put him ahead of Bangalore’s David D’Souza—who has had two wins in the season, but missed one event.
Korean expatriate Kim Sanggun scored a surprise victory shooting two-under-par 70 on the 2nd day to finish at 145 for the two days, two ahead of Sandhu.
Winners across different categories in the 2024-25 AVT Champions Tour season-closer
Results in 5 different age divisions
- Category A (50-54 years)
Winner – HS Kang (148)
Runner-up – Ashish Kapoor (152) - Category B (55-59)
Winner – David D’Souza (152)
Runner-up – Jaideep Singh (158) - Category C (60-64)
Winner – Ankur Prakash (159)
Runner-up – Jehangir Tankariwala (160) - Category D (65-69)
Winner – GC Sharma (162)
Runner-up – Anil Jule (166) - Category E (70+)
Winner – Vijay Kumar (160)
Runner-up – Dr. Kashmir Singh (165)
Ladies Category
Paromita Mukherjee dominated the women’s gross category with a total score of 165, while Sanjoli Singh (173) secured second place. In the Nett category, Malini Joshi’s consistent performance earned her the top position with a total score of 148.