The new IPL-style event, with its US$250,000 purse, will be the richest domestic event on the PGTI calendar. India's top stars like former Asian Tour Player of the Year Jyoti Randhawa (Gurgaon), European Tour regular Shiv Kapur (Delhi), two time European Tour winner SSP Chowrasia (Kolkota), two time Asian Tour winner Gaganjeet Bhullar (Chandigarh), 2011 Asian Tour winner Anirban Lahiri (Bangalore), 2011 Singapore Classic winner Himmat Rai (Gurgaon) and current No. 1 in the Rolex-PGTI rankings Chiragh Kumar (Delhi) have all confirmed participation in the extravaganza.
The winning amateur from the Eagleton round will play on the Puravankara Bangalore team alongside professional stars Anirban Lahiri and his two teammates on the first two days of the Louis Philippe Cup. The combined 36 hole scores of the 3 member pro and 3 member amateur teams will determine the winners of the Pro-am Title. The scores of the 3 member pro team alone will determine which four pro city teams progress to the semi-finals and then the finals of the Louis Philippe Cup to be held in March 2012 at the Karnataka Golf Association, Bangalore.
The PGTI has launched this new inter-city team event in to provide some exciting golfing action for
100,000 strong golfing community across India and to create a stronger fan following for India's star professional players who have been performing outstandingly on the international pro tours and the strong . The tournament will see Rs. 36 lacs going to the winning 3 member pro team, while the team that finishes second will pocket Rs. 24 lacs. The third team on the podium will win a purse of 18 lacs and each team will win a minimum of Rs. 6 lacs for participating.
