Here comes the 'birdy'

Here comes the 'birdy'
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The recent edition of the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup chose one winner who will represent India at the finals in Turkey in October and November

It was a pleasant morning when we reached at ITC Grand Bharat, Gurgaon for the last stage of the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup. The tournament which takes place all across the world selects one participant from each country who will fight for the number one slot in Antalya, Turkey.

The seventh of 100 qualifiers for the global event, which has gone from strength to strength since the inaugural tournament in 2013, featured 100 players, all personally-invited guests of Turkish Airlines.

 Ravi Burman, director, Urgent Care Hospital won the individual competition with 45 points and progressed to the grand final in Turkey, this October and November. Ranjeet Mehta, director, PHD Chamber of Commerce  and Industry was runner-up, Siddharth Sangwan, market leader, Global Technology Markets, Futurestep was third and Rajiv Thapar, chairman, FFV Services Pvt limited and  Meeta Makhan, director, IDFC Bank won the nearest-the-pin prizes. NK lenka, MD, Nutrikraft India won the best gross score.

“We would like to congratulate everyone who took part in the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup qualifier in Delhi,” said Ozer Guler, general manager for Turkish Airlines, North and East, India.

The first qualifiers took place in Dar Es Salaam, Mumbai and Doha in February and the 2016 series will take place across the globe, in destinations including Hong Kong, Great Britain, South Korea, Japan, China, Spain, the United States, Portugal, Italy, France, Greece, Argentina, Brazil and Turkey.

The overall winners of the grand final progress to play in the 2016 Turkish Airlines Open pro-am, while all finalists are to enjoy a seven-night stay in an all-inclusive hotel.

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