Hyderabad: Dream Valley Group in collaboration with the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) has announced the VOOTY Masters 2024 which will be held at the Vooty Golf County in Vikarabad, from February 21 – 24. The tournament offers a prize purse of INR 1 crore.
The Pro-Am event will be staged on February 25.
The leading Indian professionals in the field are defending champion Manu Gandas, Aman Raj, Karan Pratap Singh, Rahil Gangjee, Udayan Mane, Sachin Baisoya and Khalin Joshi, to name a few.
The prominent foreign names competing are Sri Lankans N Thangaraja and K Prabagaran, Bangladeshis Jamal Hossain and Badal Hossain, Andorra’s Kevin Esteve Rigaill and Nepal’s Sukra Bahadur Rai as well as rookies including PGTI Qualifying School winner Matias Dominguez of Chile, Nepal’s Subash Tamang, Italy’s Michele Ortolani, Czechia’s Stepan Danek, American Dominic Piccirillo and Germany’s Wenzel Krzenck.
The local players in the field are Mohd Azhar and Rahul Malik of the Vooty Golf County and amateurs Vilok Gadwal and Suraj Joshi from neighbouring Hyderabad.
Vooty Golf County is a pristine green property with an 18-hole championship golf course, plush residential units and luxury resorts. Vooty Golf County was built to make the game of golf easily accessible for golfers in and around the city of Hyderabad. It is also an eco-friendly golf county as processed sewage water from the Vikarabad area is used for the golf course maintenance.
Mr. Santhosh Reddy Kancharla, Chairman & Managing Director of Dream Valley Group, expressed excitement, stating, “We are thrilled to once again collaborate with PGTI, a distinguished name in Indian golf. Our partnership brings forth a promising future of tournaments. Best wishes to all the talented participants gearing up for Vooty Masters 2024!”
Echoing this sentiment, Mr. Prithvi Reddy Kancharla, CEO of Dream Valley Group, highlighted the upcoming challenge, saying, “This edition promises an exhilarating battle between the players and the Challenging course. With esteemed professionals and renowned golfers set to compete, we anticipate an extraordinary event. Our past collaborations with PGTI have been rewarding, and we eagerly anticipate a continued partnership for future tournaments.”
Speaking about the tournament, Mr. Uttam Singh Mundy, CEO, PGTI said, “We thank the Dream Valley Group for supporting our endeavour of promoting Indian professional golf. After a successful first edition in 2022, we look forward to building the Vooty Masters into one of the premier events on the tour in partnership with Dream Valley Group. We seek to showcase the magnificent Vooty Golf County as a leading golfing destination in the country through the staging of this event.”