Prize purse of INR 1 crore

Arjun Prasad, Manu Gandas, N Thangaraja, Karan Pratap Singh, Jamal Hossain, Shankar Das, Abhinav Lohan, headline the field

Coimbatore, September 29, 2025: The third edition of the Tamil Nadu Open Presented by SIPCOT and TANCEM will be played from September 30 – October 3 at the Coimbatore Golf Club. The tournament carries a prize purse of INR 1 crore.

The Government of Tamil Nadu is the Title Partner for the event while SIPCOT and TANCEM are the Presenting Partners for the event.

The event will witness participation by 126 professionals. The leading Indian professionals in the field include Arjun Prasad (currently No. 2 in the PGTI Order of Merit), Manu Gandas, Karan Pratap Singh, Sankar Das, Abhinav Lohan and defending champion Mukesh Kumar (winner of the last edition in 2009), to name a few.

The local challenge will be led by Coimbatore-based professional Sidhartha Sharathram. The other Tamil Nadu-based professionals in the field are the Chennai duo of S Prasanth and L Selvadurai.

The prominent foreign names competing include Sri Lankans N Thangaraja and K Prabagaran, Bangladeshis Jamal Hossain and Badal Hossain, Italy’s Federico Zucchetti, Nepal’s Subash Tamang and American Koichiro Sato.

Mr. R Gopinath, President, Coimbatore Golf Club, said, “With the monsoon winds starting to calm down, the Coimbatore Golf Course will be easier for scoring. The changes made to the course will add some degree of difficulty on the greens. Expect to see a lot of low scores.”

Mr. Ashwin Chandran, Captain, Coimbatore Golf Club, said, “On behalf of the Coimbatore Golf Club, it is a pleasure for us to host the PGTI in our city this week. A lot of effort has gone in to improve the quality of our golf course over the past couple of years including relaying of our greens. I hope the course and the conditions provide a fair challenge to the professional golfers. I wish them all the best and may the best man win! I look forward to a great week with good scoring.”

Mr. Amandeep Johl, CEO, PGTI, said, “We are delighted to bring the Tamil Nadu Open 2025 to the picturesque Coimbatore Golf Club, a venue known for its windy conditions that tests the skills of the professionals. This tournament represents our continued commitment to fostering talent and engaging new audiences in emerging golf hubs like Coimbatore. We thank the Government of Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore Golf Club and our Presenting Partners SIPCOT and TANCEM for their unwavering support in making this event a key highlight on the PGTI calendar.”

The Coimbatore Golf Club, nestled among the Nilgiri mountains, is a par-72, 6540-yard course. The Palghat Hills, part of the Western Ghats, form a scenic backdrop to the course. The playing experience is heavily influenced by the seasons. Strong Westerly winds during May to September make the course the most challenging. The winds ensure that the golfers have a tough battle on their hands. For an errant golfer, the course can be extremely unforgiving.