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.
The 2026 run opened in Mumbai at Bombay Presidency Golf Club on Jan. 7–8, before moving to Royal Calcutta Golf Club, Kolkata (Jan. 13) and Qutab Golf Course, Delhi (Jan. 14), with 100-plus Mercedes vehicle owners in the field each day.
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 2 –
Remarkably, the opening round featured two holes-in-one at the 8th—both witnessed by the course’s Chief Marshal!
Both Sanjeev Talwar and Vijay Challa Reddy improbably aced the 8th, claiming a bumper Mercedes accessory collection as a fitting prize for their remarkable feat.
Day 1 WINNERS
| CATEGORY | NAME | NETT SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| Division -A | Harsh Gandhi | 71.5 |
| Division -B | Prashant Nasta | 73.5 |
| Division -C | Mayur Aiya | 75.1 |
RUNNER-UP
| CATEGORY | NAME | NETT SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| Division -A | Ashish Goel | 71.9 |
| Division -B | Monish Shah | 74.1 |
| Division -C | Vihang Naik | 75.6 |
ON COURSE CONTESTS
Honma – Longest Drive: Amit Nigam (276 y)
HSBC – Straightest Drive: Mohan Lal (1 inch)
Omega – Closest to Pin: Phiroz Dubash (7 ft)
Johnnie Walker – Longest Drive: Sanjeev Vaz (276 y)
Jan. 13 – Royal Calcutta Golf Club, Kolkata, hosted by Landmark Cars
WINNERS – Kolkata
| CATEGORY | NAME | NETT SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| Division -A | Manhar Bajoria | 72 |
| Division -B | Rahul Diwan | 75 |
| Division -C | Vikash Agarwal | 73.1 |
RUNNER UP
| CATEGORY | NAME | NETT SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| Division -A | Atul Almal | 72.7 |
| Division -B | Vikash Sarda | 75.1 |
| Division -C | Suresh Kheria | 75 |
ON COURSE CONTESTS
Honma – Longest Drive: Prateek Bansal (250 y)
HSBC – Straightest Drive: Pradeep Surekha (1 ft 6 inch)
Omega – Closest to Pin: Gaurav Upadhaya (3.5 ft)
Johnnie Walker – Longest Drive: Srivatsa Kajaria (243 y)
Round 4 MercedesTrophy – Qutab Golf Course, New Delhi hosted by Global Star
WINNERS
| CATEGORY | NAME | NETT SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| Division -A | Akshay Ohja | 68 |
| Division -B | Atul Banshal | 71.9 |
| Division -C | Nikhil Sawhney | 71.3 |
RUNNER UP
| CATEGORY | NAME | NETT SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| Division -A | Manish Goyal | 69.5 |
| Division -B | Vipin Sethi | 72 |
| Division -C | Ashish Mittal | 72.8 |
ON COURSE CONTESTS
Honma – Longest Drive: Rohan Galhotra (284 yards)
HSBC – Straightest Drive: Vivek Aggarwal (3 inches)
Omega – Closest to Pin: Rajiv Gupta (6 inches)
Johnnie Walker – Longest Drive: Vinay Malik (283 yards)
