The Adani Group is set to enter Indian professional golf with the launch of the Adani Invitational Golf Championship 2025 in partnership with the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), the official sanctioning body of men’s professional golf in India.
The tournament will take place at the Jaypee Greens Golf & Spa Resort in Greater Noida from April 1 to 4, 2025, marking PGTI’s return to the venue after 11 years. The championship will offer a prize purse of Rs 1.5 crore.
A company statement said the initiative intends to promote and broaden golf’s accessibility, elevate its status as a mainstream sport, and cultivate the next generation of global champions from India.
“This Adani Group initiative intends to promote and broaden golf’s accessibility and elevate its status as a mainstream sport, and also to cultivate the next generation of global champions from India,” the statement read.
Pranav Adani, Director of Adani Enterprises Limited, expressed enthusiasm about the collaboration with Kapil Dev and PGTI. “We are delighted to join hands with Kapil Dev and the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) to contribute to the growth of Indian professional golf,” he said.
“Our goal is to cultivate Indian global champions in golf. We are committed to enhancing accessibility to golf, promoting greater participation and offering world-class training and playing opportunities.”
Kapil Dev, President of PGTI, welcomed the Adani Group’s involvement, stating that their support would contribute significantly to the growth of Indian professional golf.
“The backing of the Adani Group will help the PGTI produce more champion golfers from India who will make the country proud on the international stage,” he said.
Dev also anticipated a large turnout of golf fans supporting their favourite players during the tournament. “I expect to see golf fans in big numbers following their favourite players on the course during the tournament,” he added.
PGTI CEO Amandeep Johl described the Adani Invitational Golf Championship 2025 as a milestone for the Tour. “This association will raise the stature of the Tour. We thank the Adani Group, our title sponsors, for sharing PGTI’s vision of creating more playing opportunities for Indian professionals,” he said.
“With an attractive prize purse, outstanding playing conditions at the Jaypee Greens Golf & Spa Resort, and a top-notch field vying for the title, one can expect a spectacular week of golfing action at the eagerly awaited Adani Invitational Golf Championship 2025.”
Ahead of the main event, a pre-tournament gathering will be held on March 29 at The Belvedere Golf & Country Club in Ahmedabad. Along with this event, five leading PGTI professionals will conduct a golf clinic that will introduce the sport to 50 children from The Adani International School.
Kapil Dev will attend the event to highlight the shared vision of the Adani Group and PGTI to develop golfing talent and advance Indian golf.
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