From L-R- Ms.Vasanthi Bhupati, Mr.Ram Pramukh Reddy, Mr. Rama Krishnan and Mr. U Venkatesh
BMW India kickstarted its annual India edition of one of the world’s largest amateur golf tournaments – The BMW Golf Cup 2023 – in Chennai over the weekend. The much-awaited golf tournament will be held in Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Noida, Kolkata and Gurgaon. The winners of the regional tournaments in three different categories will compete at the national finals in November 2023.
The BMW Golf Cup goes back a quarter of a century to a British-based initiative that ran on its own for five years before going international. It has now developed into a global series with 1,000 qualifying tournaments involving 100,000 players in up to 50 countries. The best players from each nation qualify for the highlight, the BMW Golf Cup World Final.
From L-R – Mr.Ram Pramukh Reddy and Mr. Rama Krishnan
Mr. Vikram Pawah, President, BMW Group India said, “BMW Group India has been a long-standing promoter of golfsport from grassroots to professional level in the country. The BMW Golf Cup is an outstanding tournament in every regard. It offers a fantastic opportunity for amateur golfers to hone and showcase their talent at some of the best golf courses in the country. The BMW Golf Cup is always one of the key highlights of the year and a title that all amateur golfers are keen to win.”
The BMW Golf Cup has three categories, A (for handicaps up to 12), B (for handicaps 13 – 28) and Ladies Category (for handicaps up to 28). The winners, runners-up and second runners-up of the individual handicap categories qualify for the National Final from where the winners in each of the three categories qualify for the World Final.
The winners in Chennai are as follows:
Men A (Handicaps 0 -12)
Winner – Ram Pramukh Reddy
1st Runner Up – Ishwar Achanta
2nd Runner Up – Darshan V
Men B (Handicaps 13-28)
Winner – Ramakrishnan
1st Runner Up – Duraisamy Arappan
2nd Runner Up – N Rajeshwara Rao
Credits:-
Photo – BMW