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Tuesday, Nov 15, 2005

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PGAI Tour event at Shillong

SHILLONG: The first-ever Amby Valley PGAI Tour event will be held in Meghalaya with the Airtel PGA Shillong Open, supported by the North Eastern Council, to be held at the Shillong Golf Course from Wednesday to Saturday.

The slogan, `You can't get HIV/AIDS by shaking hands,' will bring golfers from all over India and the sub-continent on one platform to make a commitment to combat this deadly virus. This is the first time that an Amby Valley PGAI Tour has dedicated a professional golf tournament to a social cause.

Among the big names who will be seen in action are the current No. 3 on the Amby Valley PGAI Tour Order of Merit, S.S.P. Chowrasia, who has already tasted success in the current season, having won The Hindu Open in Chennai.

Also in the running for the coveted Rs. 1,58,200 first place cheque will be No. 6 C. Muniyappa and No. 7 S. Madaiah from Karnataka, No. 8 Shamim Khan from Delhi, No. 9 Harinder Gupta and No. 11 Ranjit Singh from Chandigarh.

The legends of Indian golf, Rohtas Singh and Basad Ali, who were recently inducted into the PGAI Hall of Fame and two-time Indian Open champion Ali Sher will also be there. There will be five professionals from Bangladesh and two from Nepal.

The Amby Valley PGAI tour leg in Shillong has a participation of more than a 100 professional golfers, who have committed to give a percentage of their total prize money of Rs. 1 million towards the HIV/AIDS cause. — Special Correspondent

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