Local golfers to feature in Phillaur Open

Panchkula golfer Brijesh Kumar, along with Chandigarh’s Ranjit Singh, Amrit Lal and Chandarjeet Yadav and others, will participate in the third event of the 2025 Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) NEXGEN season-Phillaur Open from March 25 to 27 at the Ranjitgarh Golf Club in Phillaur. The Pro-Am event will be played on March 23.

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The tournament offers a prize purse of Rs 20 lakh and marks the return of professional golf and the PGTI to Phillaur after 14 years. The event will be played over three rounds (54 holes) with the cut being applied after two rounds (36 holes). The top 36 players and ties will make the cut for the third and final round. The tournament features a field of 90 professionals, including local names Amit Kumar and Swatanter Kumar, both hailing from Phillaur.

The first two events of the PGTI NEXGEN season held in Gurugram and Kapurthala over the last two weeks were won by Rajesh Kumar Gautam of Lucknow and Brijesh Kumar of Panchkula, both of whom now jointly lead the 2025 PGTI NEXGEN Order of Merit. The winner of this year’s NEXGEN Order of Merit will earn an exemption on the main tour (PGTI) for the 2026 season.

“We’re excited about returning to Phillaur, an important golfing centre in Punjab, after a long gap of 14 years. Punjab has been producing top golfers for India, be it men professionals and amateurs or lady professionals and amateurs. Bringing the PGTI to Punjab ensures that the supply line for top golfers continues,” said Amandeep Johl, CEO, PGTI.