Krrish Colombo ready to launch
View(s):A three-member team of golf professionals representing Colombo is all set to make its debut in the third edition of Rs. 1.2 Crore Louis
Mithun Perera
Philippe Cup, India’s premier pro golf league, from February 17 to 22 at Bombay Presidency Golf Club in Mumbai, India. Comprising top Sri Lankan golfers N. Thangaraja, who finished 12th on Indian golf circuit (Professional Golf Tour India) in 2013 and K Prabagaran (2013 PGTI Rank 15) along with Himmat Rai, who is a sponsor’s pick from India. The Krrish Colombo team will join eight other cities from India in the only pro team golf tournament in the subcontinent.
The nine city teams are – Navratna Ahmedabad, Puravankara Bangalore, TAKE Chennai, Krrish Colombo, Shubhkamna Delhi, DLF Gurgaon, Jaypee Greens Greater Noida, AVT Kolkata and Dev-Ellora Laqshya Mumbai.
According to team selection criteria of the Louis Philippe Cup, the top 18 ranked professionals on the
N. Thangaraja
final PGTI 2013 Order of Merit are assured of a place on one of the city teams. The top two Players who reside in a particular city automatically qualify to play from that city provided they are ranked in the top 18 in the PGTI year end money list ranking. The third member of each city team is picked by the team sponsors.
Interestingly, the highest ranked Sri Lankan on PGTI, Mithun Perera, could not turn up for Krrish Colombo as he was retained by Navratna Ahmedabad to maintain the successful combination of the team that won the first edition of the League. Vinod Kumar and Vikrant Chopra along with Mithun Perera formed a winning combination in the inaugural edition of the competition and finished third last year. With a vision to win the title again, Navratna Ahmedabad has been the only team to have remained unchanged in all three editions of Louis Philippe Cup.