2012 Professional Golf Tour of India

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2012 Professional Golf Tour of India season
Duration17 January 2012 (2012-01-17) – 1 December 2012 (2012-12-01)
Number of official events23
Most wins Flag of India.svg Shamim Khan (3)
Order of Merit Flag of India.svg Shamim Khan
2011
2013

The 2012 Professional Golf Tour of India was the sixth season of the Professional Golf Tour of India, the main professional golf tour in India since it was formed in 2006.

Contents

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2012 season. [1]

DateTournamentLocationPurse
()
Winner [lower-alpha 1] OWGR
points
Other
tours [lower-alpha 2]
20 Jan American Express Bangladesh Open Bangladesh2,000,000 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Zamal Hossain (2)n/a
29 Jan Gujarat Kensville Challenge Gujarat€200,000 Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Kieffer (n/a)12 CHA
25 Feb SAIL-SBI Open DelhiUS$300,000 Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri (9)14 ASA
17 MarSurya Nepal MastersNepal2,500,000 Flag of India.svg Abhijit Singh Chadha (1)n/a
24 MarPGTI Players Championship (Noida)Uttar Pradesh2,000,000 Flag of India.svg Jyoti Randhawa (8)n/a
1 Apr Panasonic Open India DelhiUS$300,000 Flag of India.svg Digvijay Singh (2)14 ASA
20 AprPGTI Players Championship (Poona I)Maharashtra2,000,000 Flag of India.svg Shamim Khan (4)n/a
27 AprPGTI Players Championship (Oxford)Maharashtra2,000,000 Flag of India.svg Om Prakash Chouhan (1)n/a
1 JunPGTI Players Championship (Chandigarh)Haryana2,000,000 Flag of India.svg Harendra Gupta (2)n/a
8 JunPGTI Players Championship (Golden Greens I)Haryana2,000,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kunal Bhasin (2)n/a
10 AugPGTI Players Championship (Prestige)Karnataka3,000,000 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Anura Rohana (2)n/a
18 AugStandard Chartered OpenSri Lanka2,700,000 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Mithun Perera (2)n/a
25 AugPGTI Players Championship (Coimbatore)Tamil Nadu2,000,000 Flag of India.svg Rashid Khan (2)n/a
14 SepPGTI Players Championship (Golden Greens II)Haryana2,000,000 Flag of India.svg Om Prakash Chouhan (2)n/a
21 SepPGTI Players Championship (Classic)Haryana2,000,000 Flag of India.svg Shamim Khan (5)n/a
29 SepIndianOil XtraPremium Masters GolfAssam2,500,000 Flag of India.svg Mukesh Kumar (13)n/a
6 OctCG OpenMaharashtra10,000,000 Flag of India.svg Harendra Gupta (3)n/a
13 OctBILT OpenDelhi10,000,000 Flag of India.svg Shamim Khan (6)n/a
4 NovDLF MastersHaryana9,500,000 Flag of India.svg Ajeetesh Sandhu (1)n/a
10 NovPGTI Players Championship (Poona II)Maharashtra3,500,000 Flag of India.svg Mukesh Kumar (14)n/a
16 NovPGTI Players Championship (Aamby Valley)Maharashtra4,000,000 Flag of India.svg Vinod Kumar (2)n/a
25 NovTata OpenJharkhand5,000,000 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Mithun Perera (3)n/a
1 DecMcLeod Russel Tour ChampionshipWest Bengal12,500,000 Flag of India.svg Shiv Chawrasia (3)n/a

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was titled as the Rolex Rankings and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Indian rupees. [2] [3]

PositionPlayerPrize money ()
1 Flag of India.svg Shamim Khan 5,747,713
2 Flag of India.svg Rashid Khan 4,881,910
3 Flag of India.svg Harendra Gupta 3,917,285
4 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Mithun Perera 3,907,688
5 Flag of India.svg Mukesh Kumar 3,487,593

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.
  2. ASA − Asian Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.

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References

  1. "2012 Tournament schedule". Professional Golf Tour of India. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. "2012 Rolex Rankings". Professional Golf Tour of India. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. "Chowrasia champion, Shamim clinches order of merit". The Asian Age. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2023. Overnight leader Shamim Khan of Delhi finished one stroke behind in second position which was enough to seal the 2012 Rolex Rankings (PGTI Order of Merit) title.