The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) has announced the Tata Open golf tournament, set to take place in Jamshedpur from December 25 to 28. This four-day event will be hosted at the Beldih and Golmuri golf courses and features a prize purse of Rs 2 crore, marking the final leg of the 2025 PGTI season.
Tournament Format and Details
The tournament will showcase a field of 126 professionals, competing in a stroke-play format consisting of four rounds of 18 holes each. After two rounds, the top 50 players and ties will make the cut.
- In the first round, half of the players will play their 18 holes at Beldih Golf Club, while the other half will compete at Golmuri Golf Club.
- In the second round, the players will switch venues: those who played at Beldih will move to Golmuri and vice-versa.
For rounds three and four, the leading groups will tee off from Golmuri, playing their first nine holes there before moving to Beldih for the second nine.
Key Participants
The tournament will feature top Indian professionals, including:
- Yuvraj Sandhu (2025 PGTI Order of Merit champion)
- Veer Ahlawat (2024 PGTI Order of Merit champion)
- Shaurya Bhattacharya
- Arjun Prasad
- Manu Gandas
- Angad Cheema
- Om Prakash Chouhan (former champion)
- Ajeetesh Sandhu
- Rashid Khan
- Khalin Joshi
- Chikkarangappa
Among the prominent foreign players are:
- N. Thangaraja and Mithun Perera (former champion) from Sri Lanka
- Md Siddikur Rahman and Jamal Hossain from Bangladesh
- Stepan Danek from the Czech Republic
- Koichiro Sato from the United States
- Subash Tamang from Nepal
- Joshua Seale from Uganda
Former Tata Open champions in the field include Mukesh Kumar, Shamim Khan, and Gurki Shergill. Local professional Kurush Heerjee will lead the home challenge.
Official Statements
Amandeep Johl, CEO of PGTI, expressed gratitude to Tata Steel for their commitment to Indian golf and the revival of the Tata Open. He stated, “The return as the season finale in 2025 has added special significance to the calendar and made it one of the most eagerly awaited events of the year.”
He added, “The Tata Open 2025 brings together a stellar field of India’s leading professionals competing for a handsome prize purse at Beldih and Golmuri golf courses. The stage is set for a thrilling week of golf that promises to captivate fans on-site, as well as television and digital audiences.”
With PGTI rankings, playing cards for the next season, and pride on the line, Johl remarked that the intensity is expected to peak as players make one final push in a fitting climax to the season. He wished all players the very best and looked forward to an unforgettable Tata Open.