ADT's India Masters golf to be played in Bangalore

Niall Turner

Singapore, Oct 24 (IANS) Irish golfer Niall Turner, American Brett Munson and Sattaya Supupramai of Thailand, who are ranked third, fourth and fifth respectively on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) Order of Merit, will headline the inaugural India Masters next week. The $70,000 event will be India's first ever ADT tournament and will be staged at the Eagleton Golf Resort in Bangalore from October 29 to November 1.

The local charge will be led by Rahil Gangjee and S.S.P. Chowrasia, who are both winners on the Asian Tour, alongside ADT regulars Shubhankar Sharma and Khalin Jhoshi, who claimed his first professional victory on home soil last week.

Also in the fray are Wisut Artjanawat of Thailand, American James Bowen, Lindsay Renolds of Canada and William Sjaichudin of Indonesia who will be part of the international field vying for honours.

The launch of India Masters will raise the 2014 ADT schedule to an unprecedented 21 tournaments which includes 12 tournaments in Malaysia, three in Chinese Taipei, three in the Philippines and two in Indonesia.

The latest addition on the ADT will provide another opportunity for players, especially from India, to bid for success and boost their ADT rankings.

With only three events remaining this season, players will have everything to play for as the top-5 finishers on the Order of Merit will earn Asian Tour cards for 2015.

India's newest professional golf tournament, like all other ADT events, will receive Official World Golf Ranking status and the winner will earn six world ranking points.