Big names like Gaganjeet Bhullar,C Muniyappa and Mukesh Kumar would be seen in action during the Haryana Open presented by unitech,Ireo,HUDA and Panchkula Golf Club,to be held from October 20 to 23 at Panchkula Golf Club. The tournament is being organised by Professional Golf Tour of India and the event boosts a prize money of Rs 40 lakh.The main tournament will be followed by the Pro-Am event on October 24. The last edition of the Haryana Open was a thrilling affair as Anirban Lahiri won his maiden professional title after prevailing over C Muniyappa by one stroke. Mandeo Singh Pathania took the tournament by storm as he set a new course record of nine under 63 in the second round. The third edition will see the participation of India's top golfers including Gaganjeet Bhullar,C Muniyappa,Ashok Kumar,Mukesh Kumar,Shamim Khan,Chiragh Kumar and Chandigarh's Sujjan Singh,Harendra Gupta,Harmeet Kahlon,Ranjit Singh,Randhir Singh Ghotra and Ajeetesh Sandhu. The tournament also marks Chandigarh professional Sujjan Singh's return to the venue where he won his maiden professional title earlier this year. "We are delighted to hold the prestigious Haryana Open at the Panchkula Golf Club. We are committed to improving golfing standards in Panchkula by staging high-profile professional events such as the Haryana Open. The Haryana Open also gives us an opportunity to showcase the improved playing facilities that we are currently providing to our members. On behalf of the Panchkula Golf Club,I wish best of luck to all the participants at the Haryana Open," said KK Jalan,IAS,Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary,Town & Country Planning,Haryana Governement and vice president of Panchkula Golf Club,while addressing a press conference. "The first two editions of the Haryana Open have been hugely successful. We are delighted to return to the Panchkula Golf Club for the third edition of this event with an increased prize purse of Rs. 4 million. It is our endeavour to popularise professional golf and nurture talent in the state," said Padamjit Sandhu,director,PGTI.
