The Avantha Masters was a professional golf tournament co-sanctioned by the European Tour, Asian Tour and the Professional Golf Tour of India. The tournament was played at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Delhi from 2010 to 2012 and moved to Jaypee Greens Golf Club, Greater Noida in 2013.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Greater Noida, India |
| Established | 2010 |
| Course(s) | Jaypee Greens Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,347 yards (6,718 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour Asian Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €1,800,000 |
| Month played | March |
| Final year | 2013 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 265 Thomas Aiken (2013) |
| To par | −23 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Thomas Aiken | |
| Location map | |
  Jaypee Greens GC Location in India  Jaypee Greens GC Location in Uttar Pradesh | |
The event was tri-sanctioned by the European Tour, the Asian Tour and the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI). The 2011 Avantha Masters carried an increased prize fund of €1.8 million.[2]
On 5 September 2013, the tournament's sponsor, Avantha Group, announced it had decided against renewing the contract with the European Tour because of current economic conditions. With the announcement, the Avantha Masters was removed from the 2014 calendar of its three sanctioning Tours.[3]
Winners edit
| Year | Tours[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ASA, EUR | Thomas Aiken |
265 | −23 | 3 strokes |  Gaganjeet Bhullar
|
| 2012 | ASA, EUR | Jbe' Kruger |
274 | −14 | 2 strokes |  Jorge Campillo Marcel Siem
|
| 2011 | ASA, EUR | Shiv Chawrasia |
273 | −15 | 1 stroke |  Robert Coles
|
| 2010 | ASA, EUR |  Andrew Dodt |
274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Richard Finch
|
See also edit
- Indian Masters, another co-sanctioned event in India, played in 2008, considered the same tournament as the Avantha Masters by the European Tour but not by the Asian Tour
Notes edit
- ^ ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.
References edit
- ^ "Avantha Masters finds a new home". Asian Tour. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Avantha Masters Increases Prize Fund For 2011". PGA European Tour. 29 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "India loses top golf event Avantha Masters due to falling rupee". Times of India. 6 September 2013. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2013.