2009 Professional Golf Tour of India

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2009 Professional Golf Tour of India season
Duration28 January 2009 (2009-01-28) – 19 December 2009 (2009-12-19)
Number of official events21
Most wins Flag of India.svg Gaganjeet Bhullar (5)
Order of Merit Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri
2010

The 2009 Professional Golf Tour of India, titled as the 2009 Aircel Professional Golf Tour of India for sponsorship reasons, was the third season of the Professional Golf Tour of India, the main professional golf tour in India since it was formed in 2006.

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Aircel title sponsorship

It was the first season in which the tour had signed a title sponsorship agreement with Aircel, being renamed as the Aircel Professional Golf Tour of India. [1]

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2009 season. [2]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
()
Winner [lower-alpha 1]
31 Jan City Bank - Dhaka Bank Bangladesh Open Bangladesh2,000,000 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Zamal Hossain (1)
6 FebPGTI Players Championship (Tollygunge)West Bengal3,000,000 Flag of India.svg Himmat Rai (1)
13 FebSolaris Chemtech Open Golf ChampionshipHaryana3,000,000 Flag of India.svg Mukesh Kumar (5)
15 MarPGTI Players Championship (Panchkula)Haryana3,000,000 Flag of India.svg Gaganjeet Bhullar (1)
4 AprSRF All India Matchplay ChampionshipDelhi2,000,000 Flag of India.svg Ashok Kumar (6)
2 MayPGTI Players Championship (Rambagh)Rajasthan2,000,000 Flag of India.svg Gaganjeet Bhullar (2)
9 MayPGTI Players Championship (Aamby Valley)Maharashtra2,000,000 Flag of India.svg Gaganjeet Bhullar (3)
16 MayDDA Open Golf ChampionshipDelhi2,000,000 Flag of India.svg Mukesh Kumar (6)
15 AugPGTI Players Championship (Eagleton)Karnataka3,000,000 Flag of India.svg Gaganjeet Bhullar (4)
22 AugTamil Nadu OpenTamil Nadu2,000,000 Flag of India.svg Mukesh Kumar (7)
5 SepGlobal Green Bangalore OpenKarnataka3,000,000 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Siddikur Rahman (3)
13 SepPGTI Players Championship (Chandigarh)Haryana3,000,000 Flag of India.svg Amandeep Johl (1)
20 SepDLF MastersHaryana8,000,000 Flag of India.svg Gaganjeet Bhullar (5)
27 SepHaryana OpenHaryana3,000,000 Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri (1)
25 OctIndianOil XtraPremium Masters GolfAssam2,000,000 Flag of India.svg Mukesh Kumar (8)
1 NovTata OpenJharkhand2,000,000 Flag of India.svg Gurki Shergill (1)
8 NovBILT OpenKarnataka10,000,000 Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri (2)
14 NovAircel PGTI Players Championship (Willingdon)Maharashtra3,000,000 Flag of India.svg Vishal Singh (1)
21 NovONGC MastersKarnataka2,000,000 Flag of India.svg Gaurav Pratap Singh (1)
28 NovCG OpenMaharashtra8,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kunal Bhasin (1)
19 DecPGTI Tour ChampionshipHaryana8,000,000 Flag of India.svg Ashok Kumar (7)

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Indian rupees. [3] [4]

PositionPlayerPrize money ()
1 Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri 3,657,853
2 Flag of India.svg Mukesh Kumar 3,335,100
3 Flag of India.svg Ashok Kumar 3,265,729
4 Flag of India.svg Shamim Khan 3,127,280
5 Flag of India.svg Gaganjeet Bhullar 3,105,000

Notes

  1. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Professional Golf Tour of India events they had won up to and including that tournament.

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References

  1. "Aircel, the telecom operator". Aircel. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2023. It is also the sponsor for Professional Golf Tour of India from 2009 onwards.
  2. "2009 Tournament schedule". Professional Golf Tour of India. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. "2009 Order of Merit". Professional Golf Tour of India. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. "Ashok Kumar wins PGTI Tour Championship 2009". The Times of India. 19 December 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2023. Anirban Lahiri's tied eighth finish helped him win the PGTI Order of Merit title for 2009 with the 22-year-old Bangalore-based pro having a total earnings of Rs 36,57,853 at the end of the season.