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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Dec 01 2015 | 8:07 PM IST
The country's leading professional golfers led by Chandigarh's Abhijit Singh Chadha would tee off at the Rs 1 crore prize money 8th CG Open Golf Championship at the refurbished Bombay Presidency Golf Club course from tomorrow.
Chadha, currently lies second in the Rolex Ranking, is expected to face challenge from leading pros like Shankar Das (reigning Rolex Ranking champion), Mukesh Kumar, Udayan Mane, Shamim Khan, Om Prakash Chouhan among others.
The tournament concludes on December 5.
The former CG Open champions taking part this year include Harendra Gupta, Mandeo Singh Pathania, Kunal Bhasin from Australia and Ashok Kumar.
The prominent foreign players in the field, besides the Mumbai-based Bhasin, are Sri Lankans N Thangaraja, Anura Rohana and K Prabagaran, Nepal's Shivaram Shrestha and Bangladesh's Md Zamal Hossain Mollah.
The two prominent Mumbai players in the field are Anil Bajrang Mane and Wilson Raj D'Mello.

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Chadha was confident of his chances going into this event, coming in on the back of two PGTI tour wins.
"This is a short course and one has to keep the ball in play. A player has to come in with a game plan and stick to it. I have always enjoyed playing on this course, having top-10 finishes in the last three editions and I hope to go all the way this time," said the 24-year-old, known for his long drives.
Maharashtra's Mane was also hopeful of doing well in this first professional season, having won two PGTI titles in the last four weeks.
He currently heads the 2015 PGTI Emerging Player of the Year race.
"I definitely would like to carry my good form into this tournament. As its still early days for me as a pro, all my goals are short term and I like to take things on day at time. This is one of the most lucrative and prestigious tournaments on the calendar and the field is very tough," said Mane, who was India's No. 1 amateur player in 2014.

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First Published: Dec 01 2015 | 8:07 PM IST

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