Sidhartha sharathram

TATA Steel PGTI Ranking: The second edition of the Coimbatore Open will be played from August 14 – 17 at the Coimbatore Golf Club. The tournament carries a prize purse of Rs 1 crore. The Pro-Am event will be staged on August 18.

The event will witness participation by 126 golfers including 123 professionals and three amateurs. The leading Indian professionals in the field include Veer Ahlawat (TATA Steel PGTI Ranking leader), Manu Gandas, Karandeep Kochhar, Chikkarangappa, Aman Raj, Shaurya Binu and defending champion Harshjeet Singh Sethie, to name a few.

The local challenge will be led by Coimbatore-based professional Sidhartha Sharathram and amateur J Vignessh.