BMW Golf Cup International 2017 concludes Pune round

Pune. BMW Golf Cup International 2017, the invitation-only amateur golf tournament series designed for BMW customers was held in Pune recently. The tournament will travel across 12 Indian cities over the year leading up to the National finals, and winners from India then compete at the World Final.

India is one of the 42 participating countries where more than 100,000 players will compete across 1,000 qualifying tournaments. BMW dealers identify amateur golfers amongst BMW owners, who would be interested in participating in the tournament, and it is held in accordance with the rules of the respective local golf club.

There are three categories: A (for handicaps up to 12), B (for handicaps 13-28) and Ladies Category (for handicaps up to 28). Winners of the Pune round are:
Men A:
Winner – Chirag Shah/ 1st Runner Up – Manish Jaitha/ 2nd Runner Up – Adwait Gokhale
Men B:
Winner – Suhas Jangle/ 1st Runner Up – Anshuman Singh/ 2nd Runner Up – Nitin Bhanagay
Women:
Winner – Dolly Mangat/ 1st Runner Up – Manisha Jaitha/ 2nd Runner Up – Subba Laxmi Nidmarty

Others:
Longest Drive (Men) – Rohan Seolekar
Longest Drive (Ladies) – Deepa Singh
Closest to the Pin (Men & Women) – Rajesh Kailat and Dolly Mangat
Straight Drive (Men & Women) – Bhausaheb Patwardhan and Mridula Kulkarni

The schedule for the tournament in India is as follows:
29 January 2017 – Hyderabad
03 February 2017 – Bangalore
11 February 2017 – Chennai
23 February 2017 – Mumbai
24 February 2017 – Mumbai
25 February 2017 – Mumbai
03 March 2017 – Pune
11 March 2017 – Ahmedabad
18 March 2017 – Jaipur
22 March 2017 – Noida
23 March 2017 – Noida
24 March 2017 -Noida