Correspondent
DIGBOI: The 22nd edition of Indian Oil Servo Masters Golf 2022 commences from Wednesday here at the historic Digboi Golf Links being organized under the aegis of the TATA Steel Professional Golf Tour of India (TATA Steel PGTI) and hosted by AOD Digboi.
The prize purse this year has been raised from Rs. 60 lakhs to Rs. 75 lakhs. The Pro-Am event will be held on November 20.
The event will feature a field of 120 players including 118 professionals and two amateurs. The top 50 players and ties will make the cut after round two.
During a press conference K K Sarma, Chief General Manager & Refinery Head, IOCL (AOD) Digboi Refinery, said, "Promotion of sports in India has always been at the core of IndianOil's philosophy. The support to Indian professional golf and the staging of the IndianOil SERVO Masters Golf is an integral part of our vision for the growth of sports in India. We welcome leading professionals from India and abroad to the historic and picturesque Digboi Golf Links for the longest-running tournament on the Indian professional circuit. We are extremely excited about the Live Telecast this year which will help in further popularizing the event as it will be seen by a much larger audience across the country."
Uttam Singh Mundy, CEO, PGTI, said, "We thank the Indian Oil Corporation for their unflinching support to Indian professional golf for more than two decades. We turn a new leaf this week with the first ever Live Telecast of the historic IndianOil SERVO Masters Golf. This new development is set to give a major boost to golf in the North-Eastern region as the pristine Digboi Golf Links will be showcased to viewers across the country. We wish the players all the best."
The 22nd edition of the event will feature top professionals including Olympian Udayan Mane, Khalin Joshi, defending champion Yuvraj Singh Sandhu, Manu Gandas, as well as former champions Shamim Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Shankar Das, Harendra Gupta and National Games silver medalists Abhinav Lohan (individual event) and Trishul Chinnappa (team event) and bronze medalists Sunhit Bishnoi (individual event) and Sachin Baisoya (team event).
The foreign challenge would be led by Sri Lankans Mithun Perera, N Thangaraja, Anura Rohana and K Prabagaran, Bangladesh's Md Akbar Hossain as well as Nepal's Sukra Bahadur Rai. The local challenge is being led by Digboi-based players including professionals Biren Karmakar, Deven Bhumij, Sunil Mura, Dulal Kalowar and Deepraj Chetia as well as amateurs Alok Barua and Naveen Kumar Kisalay.
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