Ahead of hosting the inaugural Trident Open in November, the Chandigarh Golf Club (CGC) greens will be the venue of the first leg of the Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) from September 10 to 12.
The opening leg of the IGPL 2025 season will have Rs 1.5 crore up for grabs. The official announcement of the event will be made on September 9.
The IGPL will be played on a ‘Mixed-Gender Platform’, as both men and women golfers will be competing together to promote inclusivity and equality in golf. The league will consist of six city-based franchise teams, adding a team-oriented flavour to the sport, competing in a home-and-away format.
The Chandigarh team will be represented by Gaganjeet Bhullar, Karandeep Kochhar, Ranjit Singh, Harinder Gupta and Aadil Bedi.
Kochhar will join team in the second leg, as he will be playing Asian Tour Indonesia on these dates. He will play the next event at Jaypee Greens, Greater Noida, from September 17 to 19.
The IGPL aims to make golf more spectator-friendly with shorter match durations and a relay structure. It plans to tour Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.
After the opening event, the IGPL Invitational will be played in Jaypee Greens Golf Course, from September 17 to 19; Poona Club in Pune from October 1 to 3, Hyderabad from October 24 to 26, Kolkata from October 29 to 31, Beldih Golf Course, Jamshedpur, from November 5 to 7, Bombay Presidency Golf Club, Mumbai, from November 18 to 20, Classic (Asian Tour Joint-Sanctioned) and Kensville Golf Resort from November 27 to 30.
In May this year, the CGC had hosted the 25th edition of the Indian Golf Union (IGU) Samarvir Sahi Amateur Golf Championship, followed by Chandigarh Ladies & Junior Girls Golf Championship and some local events for junior golfers. For the second consecutive year, the PGTI dropped hosting the Jeev Milkha Invitational Golf Tournament.