The Adani Group is set to enter Indian professional golf with the launch of ‘Adani Invitational Golf Championship 2025’, in partnership with the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI). The inaugural tournament, offering a ₹1.5 crore prize, will be held at Jaypee Greens Golf and Spa Resort, Greater Noida, from April 1-4 2025, marking PGTI’s return to the venue after 11 years.
“We are delighted to join hands with Kapil Dev Ji and the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) to contribute to the growth of Indian professional golf,” said Pranav Adani, Director, Adani Enterprises Limited.
“Our goal is to cultivate Indian global champions in golf. We are committed to enhancing accessibility to golf, promoting greater participation and offering world-class training and playing opportunities.” he added.
Cricket Legend Kapil Dev, now the President of the PGTI, thanked the Adani Group for extending support to professional golf in India with the launch of the Adani Invitational Golf Championship 2025. “The backing of the Adani Group, one of the world’s biggest business houses, will help the PGTI produce more champion golfers from India who will make the country proud on the international stage. I expect to see golf fans in big numbers following their favourite players on the course during the tournament,” he said.
A pre-tournament event will be held on March 29 2025 at The Belvedere Golf and Country Club, Ahmedabad. Along with this event, five leading PGTI professionals will conduct a golf clinic that will introduce the sport to 50 children from The Adani International School.
Dev will be present at this event to highlight the shared vision of the Adani Group and PGTI to develop golfing talent and advance Indian golf.
The partnership extends to the establishment of a joint Adani-PGTI golf training academy at Belvedere Golf and Country Club in Ahmedabad.