25 teams to tee off for BS golf tourney

-sponsored India qualifying round of the World Corporate Golf Challenge, which will be held on May 7 at the Jaypee Greens Golf Resort in Greater Noida. The winners will represent India at the world event to be held at La Manga, Spain, from July 1 to July 5.

The Business Standard World Golf Challenge""India is supported by Tourism Spain, Wilson Staff Golf Equipment, British Airways, Hotel Jaypee Vasant Continental, Golfline Magazine, Lladro, Ballantines and Capel Wines.

In several countries, the qualifying country rounds of the tournament are being sponsored by newspaper groups. Business Standard in India joins The Times of the UK, The Australian, Il Giornale and El Mundo as supporters of the event, which brings corporate teams from around the world together for the four-day final in Spain.

Among the 25 participating teams in the India round of the tournament are GE, Microsoft, Nestle, Hero Motors, PepsiCo Holdings, Yes Bank, Royal Airways, Alfa Laval and ESPN.

The final in La Manga will be shown on Sky Sports and ESPN Star Sports along with a number of local terrestrial broadcasters. Now in its ninth edition, the World Corporate Golf Challenge is a top contributor to the growth of Spain's reputation as a golf tourism destination.

Among other countries participating in the event are the US, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Spain, France, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, New Zealand, Germany, Nigeria and Norway. Each team has four members.