Mercedes Trophy in Bangalore and Mumbai

India Golf Weekly
January 31, 2026

Jan. 21 – Day 1 – Prestige Golfshire, Bangalore, hosted by Sundaram Motors

Bangalore, Sundaram Motors, 21 January: From (L–R) Rishi Narain ( Founder & MD, RN Sports Marketing), Chandrashekar Prasad (Chief Executive Officer, Sundaram Motors), Prakash BM (Lucky Draw Winner), Sanjai A. Poll (Winner – Division B), Vivek Chandra Mohan (Johnnie Walker Longest Drive Winner), Bhaskar Thyagarajan (Omega Closest-to-Pin Winner), Ganeshram Ganapathy (Winner – Division C), Vikas Kumaria (Head – Sales, MBIL), Krathish Bopanna (Runner-up – Division A), M.K. Aiyappa (Winner – Guest Category & Honma Longest Drive Winner), Dr. Ranganath (Lucky Draw Winner), Suresh Kumar (Runner-up – Division C) and B.K. Nihal (Winner – Division A)

Mercedes Trophy, India’s biggest amateur golf series, will bring roughly 2,000 golfers to the tee across 11 cities this season as the tournament marks its 25th edition with 20 qualifying rounds.

Golfers gathered near the iconic Mercedes-Benz Star for a group photograph ahead of the shotgun start.

The 2026 run began in Mumbai at Bombay Presidency Golf Club on January 7–8, before moving to Royal Calcutta Golf Club in Kolkata (January 13) and Qutab Golf Course in Delhi (January 14). It then headed to Prestige Golfshire in Bengaluru on January 21–22, and returned to Mumbai at Willingdon Sports Club on January 27–28, with over 100 Mercedes vehicle owners competing each day.

Vijay Amritraj, former Indian tennis player and world-renowned sports commentator, graced the Bangalore round

At every stop, players are competing for 3 places at the National Final, from where three winners will earn berths at the MercedesTrophy World Finals in Stuttgart later this September alongside qualifiers from more than 50 countries.

The tournament is presented by HSBC and co-sponsored by Omega, Honma and Johnnie Walker.

Day 1 winners –

Category	Position	Name	Nett Score
Division – A	Winner	B.K. Nihal	69.4
Division – A	Runner-up	Bopanna Krathish	71.6
Division – B	Winner	Sanjay A. Poll	73
Division – B	Runner-up	Akanksha Himatsingka	73.4
Division – C	Winner	Ganeshram Ganapathy	75.4
Division – C	Runner-up	Suresh Kumar	76.5

Honma – Longest Drive:MK Aiyappa (235 y)

HSBC – Straightest Drive: Vignesh Rangarao (On the line)

Omega – Closest to Pin: Bhaskar Thyagrajan (10 ft)

Johnnie Walker – Longest Drive: Vivek Chandra Mohan (245 y)

Jan. 22 – Day 2 – Prestige Golfshire, Bangalore, hosted by Akshaya Motors

Bangalore, Akshaya Motors, 22 Jan – From ( L – R ) Rishi Narain ( Founder & MD, RN Sports Marketing) , Shashi Kumar, Kapil Krishan ( Winner Div C), David Dsouza (Winner Div A), BP Manjunath (Omega Closest to Pin ), Rahul Mirajkar (Winner Div B), Vikas MJ ( CEO, Akshaya Motors), Mahesh J, Ravi Kumar Reddy (Runner – Up Div A ), Basavraj Sandigawad (Johnnie Walker Longest Drive ), Alok Badamikar (Regional Sales Manager, MBIL ), Dhananjay Naidu (Runner – Up Div B), Srikanth Doranadula (Best Maintained Car Winner), and Najeeb Abid (Runner – Up Div. C)

Day 2 winners –

Category	Position	Name	Nett Score
Division – A	Winner	David D Souza	73.1
Division – A	Runner-up	Ravi Kumar Reddy	74.4
Division – B	Winner	Rahul Mirajkar	74.4
Division – B	Runner-up	Dhananjay Naidu	76.6
Division – C	Winner	Kapil Krishan	73
Division – C	Runner-up	Najeeb Abid	75.3

ON COURSE CONTESTS

Honma – Longest Drive: Arvind Manje Gowda (205 y)

HSBC – Straightest Drive: Mahesh J (On the line)

Omega – Closest to Pin: BP Manjunath (4ft 6inch)

Johnnie Walker – Longest Drive: Basavaraj Sandigwad (250 y)

Jan. 27 – Day 1 – Willingdon Sports Club, Mumbai hosted by Landmark Cars

Mumbai, Landmark, Day 1 – From (L-R): Rishi Narain (Founder & RN Sports Marketing), Ravi Shankar (CEO, Landmark Cars), Shilpa Singhal (Runner-Up Div B), Harmeet Sahney (Omega Closest To Pin Winner), Vedant Gopal (Winner Div A), Suresh Bhojwani (Winner Div B), Malvika Miskita, Jairam Balakrishnan (Winner Div C), Sanjay Thakker ( Founder Chairman, Group Landmark), Trish Bose (Johnnie Walker Longest Drive Winner), Charudutt Dangat (Runner- Up Div C), Ravi Prakash (Best Maintained Car Winner), Nandita Godbole (GM – Digital Customer Unit, MBIL) and Porus Jain (Guest Category Winner)

Day 1 winners –

RESULTS

Category	Position	Name	Nett Score
Division – A	Winner	Vedant Gopal	66
Division – A	Runner-up	Hemang Dharamshi	66
Division – B	Winner	Suresh Bhojwani	71.6
Division – B	Runner-up	Shilpa Singhal	73.7
Division – C	Winner	Jairam Balakrishnan	69.5
Division – C	Runner-up	Charudutt Dangat	70

ON COURSE CONTESTS

Honma – Longest Drive: Aditya Sunil Wadhawan

HSBC – Straightest Drive: Indraneel Chowdhury (10 inch)

Omega – Closest to Pin: Harmeet Sawhney(13 ft 9inch)

Johnnie Walker – Longest Drive: Basavaraj Sandigwad (309y)

Jan. 28 – Day 2 – Willingdon Sports Club, Mumbai hosted by Landmark Cars

Mumbai, Landmark Cars, Day 2 – (From L to R) Rishi Narain (Founder & MD, RN Sports Marketing), Harshavardhan Dole (Best Maintained Car Winner), Dhiren Bhatia (Johnnie Walker Longest Drive Winner), Mita Govande (Ladies Category Winner), Ambrish Chheda (Winner – Division C), Anuj Thapar (Winner – Division A), Sanjay Thakker (Founder & Chairman, Group Landmark), Vikas Kumaria (GM – Sales & Retail Process, MBIL), Vaman Apte (HSBC Longest Drive Winner), Manmohan Tiwana (Runner-up – Division A), Shariq Kajiji (Omega Closest to the Pin Winner), Navroze Marshall (Honma Longest Drive Winner), and Aakash Shah (Guest Category Winner)

Day 2 winners –

RESULTS

Category	Position	Name	Nett Score
Division – A	Winner	Anuj Thapar	65.6
Division – A	Runner-up	Manmohan Tiwana	68.1
Division – B	Winner	Gaurav Sethi	67.8
Division – B	Runner-up	Manish Anandani	68.6
Division – C	Winner	Ambrish Chheda	70.4
Division – C	Runner-up	Sumit Yagnick	71.4