India’s top golfers from the country and across the world were present. The sassy Gaganjeet Bhullar won the ‘Best Pro Award.’ The ‘People’s Choice Award’ went to Anirban Lahiri while the ‘Global Recognition Awards’ went to Shiv Kapur and Arjun Atwal, who is the first Indian to win on the PGA Tour in United States.
The winners amongst the corporate players include Puneet Chaddha of HSBC, Aditya Khaitan of McLeod Russel and Vijay Chauhan of Parle. The Take Solutions India Golf Awards also recognized the contribution of veterans by giving awards to Champika Sayal and Vikramjit Singh.
Apart from recognizing the pros the India Golf Awards also recognized the efforts of corporate India. Pawan Munjal of Hero was awarded for outstanding contribution by a corporate entity. In a special gesture the Lifetime Achievement awards to Sita Rawley and Late Billoo Sethi.
The title sponsor of the India Golf Awards is leading IT company Take Solutions. Speaking on the occasion its Vice Chairman H R Srinivasan said, “GolfingIndian.com has done a pioneering effort in conceiving and promoting this. It is important that the best ambassadors of the game are recognized – professional, amateur and others. This will go a long way in the development of this sport.”
Other sponsors of the event were Lufthansa, Nitesh Estates, The Oberoi Gurgaon, Indian Terrain, Mauritius Tourism, GQ India, Audi, Ten Golf and Sunday Guardian.
