Zamal, Sohel, Dulal lead local charge

Ctg Open Golf from today

Bangladeshi trio of Md Zamal Hossain Mollah (two-time winner on the PGTI), Md Shakhawat Hossain Sohel and Md Dulal Hossain will lead the charge for Bangladesh in absence of country’s ace golfer Siddikur Rahman at the second edition of the City Bank American Express Chittagong Open golf tournament. The four-day tournament will be held at the pristine Bhatiary Golf & Country Club (BGCC) in Chittagong from today. A total prize money BDT 50 lakh will be given to the winners,

 The tournament is co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) and the Bangladesh Professional Golfers Association (BPGA) and approved by Bangladesh Golf Federation (BGF), according to a press release.

This is a 72-hole stroke-play tournament featuring a field of 116 players including 58 professionals and six amateurs from the BPGA and 52 professionals from the PGTI. The cut will be applied after the first 36 holes. The top 50 players and ties will make the halfway cut and continue to play for another 36 holes.

The Indian challenge will be led by the likes of Shamim Khan (2017 PGTI Order of Merit champion), Shankar Das, Honey Baisoya and Syed Saqib Ahmed, while Sri Lanka will also be well-represented by Anura Rohana, Mithun Perera and N Thangaraja. South African Damian Naicker is also a prominent foreign name in the field.

Maj Emdad, chairman, media committee, Bhatiary Golf & Country Club (BGCC), said, “We are very happy to host the second edition of the City Bank American Express Chittagong Open.’’ Brig. Gen (retd) Quamrul Islam, secretary general, BPGA, said, “In the field of 116, the BPGA has 58 professionals in the field. We are confident that our players will perform extremely well this week as two BPGA events have been staged at BGCC recently. We are also confident that more than 50 per cent of our players will make the cut.”

Rizwan Farouq, chairman, Riz Events, the event management of the tournament, also spoke on the occasion.

 

Zamal, Sohel, Dulal lead local charge

Ctg Open Golf from today

Bangladeshi trio of Md Zamal Hossain Mollah (two-time winner on the PGTI), Md Shakhawat Hossain Sohel and Md Dulal Hossain will lead the charge for Bangladesh in absence of countrys ace golfer Siddikur Rahman at the second edition of the City Bank American Express Chittagong Open golf tournament. The four-day tournament will be held at the pristine Bhatiary Golf Country Club (BGCC) in Chittagong from today. A total prize money BDT 50 lakh will be given to the winners, The tournament is co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) and the Bangladesh Professional Golfers Association (BPGA) and approved by Bangladesh Golf Federation (BGF), according to a press release. This is a 72-hole stroke-play tournament featuring a field of 116 players including 58 professionals and six amateurs from the BPGA and 52 professionals from the PGTI. The cut will be applied after the first 36 holes. The top 50 players and ties will make the halfway cut and continue to play for another 36 holes. The Indian challenge will be led by the likes of Shamim Khan (2017 PGTI Order of Merit champion), Shankar Das, Honey Baisoya and Syed Saqib Ahmed, while Sri Lanka will also be well-represented by Anura Rohana, Mithun Perera and N Thangaraja. South African Damian Naicker is also a prominent foreign name in the field. Maj Emdad, chairman, media committee, Bhatiary Golf Country Club (BGCC), said, We are very happy to host the second edition of the City Bank American Express Chittagong Open. Brig. Gen (retd) Quamrul Islam, secretary general, BPGA, said, In the field of 116, the BPGA has 58 professionals in the field. We are confident that our players will perform extremely well this week as two BPGA events have been staged at BGCC recently. We are also confident that more than 50 per cent of our players will make the cut. Rizwan Farouq, chairman, Riz Events, the event management of the tournament, also spoke on the occasion.