Swinging Start To Royal Ranthambore BT Golf Silver Jubilee Tournament

Glitz and glamour mixed smoothly with icons from the worlds of business and sports at the opening leg of Royal Ranthambore BT Golf’s silver jubilee season at the Jaypee Greens Golf Course in Greater Noida.

1983 World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev led a parade of champions at the tournament co-presented by IndianOil with Bandhan Mutual Fund as investment partner, Luxury Escapades as luxury partner and driven by Morris Garages. Also in attendance were fellow cricketers Murali Kartik and Suresh Raina besides two-time golf Olympian Diksha Dagar, while area Member of Parliament Dr Mahesh Sharma was the chief guest at the glittering prize presentation that followed the golf.

Present on the day were MG Motors CCO Gaurav Gupta, Silverglades chairman Pradeep Jain and chief executive Anubhav Jain, Wave Group managing director Rajiv Gupta, and Siddharth Sangwan, MD and CEO of Lightspeed India, William Grants India CEO Sachin Mehta, and Grant Thornton Bharat chief executive Vishesh C. Chandiok, while the world of diplomacy was represented by Australian High Commissioner Philip Green and his colleague Julian Storm, Masni Eriza (Indonesia), and Gen Kevin Moonsamy (South Africa).

There was plenty of intense competition too among the 126-strong field with some free hitting, long driving and accurate putting. Punam Chawla took top honours in the ladies competition while Dr Amit Vij with 36 points won the men’s 0 to 14 handicap and Anubhav Jain topped the 15 to 24 section.

Great enthusiasm also greeted the golf clinic for beginners which has been growing in popularity since it was launched last season.