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Talwar heads strong field at Coal India Open in Kolkata
The Coal India Open begins on Tuesday at the par-70 Tollygunge Club course in Kolkata. Order of Merit leader Saptak Talwar leads a 132-player field that includes Veer Ahlawat, Om Prakash Chouhan,…
The Story in Brief
The Coal India Open begins on Tuesday at the par-70 Tollygunge Club course in Kolkata. Order of Merit leader Saptak Talwar leads a 132-player field that includes Veer Ahlawat, Om Prakash Chouhan, Khalin Joshi, and defending champion Angad Cheema.
The DP World PGTI tournament offers a ₹1 crore purse, with ₹15 lakh for the winner and ₹10 lakh for the runner-up. Former OoM champion Shankar Das and other local golfers such as Rahil Gangjee and Viraj Madappa will compete on familiar terrain.
The Indian Opinion
Sporting events in India often get reduced to numbers on a leaderboard, but the sign of a healthy tour is the depth of its home-grown talent. Here the narrative misses how local players like Shankar Das have an edge on this course, a fact stats back. Watch whether Saptak Talwar, on top of the Order of Merit, can hold his nerve against clubhouse challenges. That result, more than the purse, will truly settle the season's momentum.
Source: thehindu.com
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