PGTI to increase prize money, expand to ‘B’ cities: CEO Johl

PGTI CEO Amandeep Johl said that the organisation will increase prize money | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

The Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) plans to increase the prize money in its events next season, PGTI CEO Amandeep Johl said.

“We are going to switch from having the week-in-week-out tournaments. We will have the smaller tournaments in ‘B’ cities. We want to have bigger tournaments — INR 1.5 to 2 crore prize money upwards. The plan is to upgrade the existing tournaments,” Johl said on the sidelines of the DP World India Championship here on Thursday.

“We want to make them higher prize money tournaments, with more world-ranking points, and then provide an opportunity to the youngsters who miss out on qualifying school,” Johl said.

Johl explained that two ADT events, set to be held in February, have nearly been finalised.

The PGTI will do well to follow the BCCI model when it comes to attracting sponsors, Johl said. “Brands make an organisation. I’m only following the BCCI model. All the BCCI presidents brought in the big brands. We do not need to reinvent the wheel, just copy them. The money will follow, and the game will grow,” Johl said.