September 21st 2015, New Delhi, India: An exciting edition of the Lloyd BT Pro-Am of Champions 2016 is teeing off featuring more cities, more corporate participants and more action.
Lloyd Business Today Pro-Am of Champions is one of India's most prestigious corporate Golf tournaments underlined as an exclusive invitational event for CEOs and corporate heads across the country.
The Tournament now into its 20th year, will be played in 7 cities for the first time, covering Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Delhi culminating with the national finals in Delhi on the 12th and 13th March, 2016.
Widening the footprint for more corporate executives and business leaders to experience the excitement, Lloyd BT Pro-Am travels to 7 Cities this year with over 800 Top Executives participating in the Tournament.
The regional rounds will have the top corporate decision-makers compete with one another at India's finest golf courses.
To make the participating Executives get even more competitive, the tournament format has been tweaked to introduce National Finals for the Team which rises through the ranks in the City Finals. This will see the best team from each city participate in National Finals in Delhi where some of the finest professionals and amateur Women Golfers will team up to win this prestigious title.
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| (L-R) Sanjeev Handa (Maruti Suzuki), Nipun Singhal (LLOYD), Ashish Bagga (India Today Group), Navroze Dhondy (Creatigies), Amandeep Drall (Pro Golfer), Vani Kapoor (Pro Golfer), Neha Tripathi (Pro Golfer), Vivek Sharma (WGAI) |
Commenting on the partnership and upcoming season, Nipun Singhal, Director – LLOYD Electric & Engineering Limited, said, “In the 2nd year of this exciting partnership as the Principal Sponsor of the Tournament, there is so much to look forward to. At LLOYD, we are always striving to be bigger and better in what we do, and driving higher value for our customers and partners. This marquee initiative helps the brand at an aspirational and business level. At Lloyd, we believe in creating long-term partnerships that work as valuable assets for the brand, in a similar way that a customer or a partner of LLOYD looks at building a long term partnership with us through our products and services. We thank Creatigies Communications for sharing our values and guiding us through to manage and leverage this partnership with an eye on the future. Wishing all the participants the very best.”
Mr. Sanjeev Handa, Vice President Marketing - Maruti Suzuki, said, “Innovation and continuously re-discovering yourself is a belief at Maruti Suzuki. With S-CROSS, our premium Crossover, we have ventured into a new territory and looking at creating new benchmarks and milestones. We are looking at associating with premium sports such as Golf. This will help us build an emotional connect with the participants. I am sure together BT Golf & S-Cross will offer an Above the Ordinary Experience to the participants.”
Ashish Bagga, Group CEO – India Today Group, said, “We are extremely pleased with our association with Lloyd that has contributed to the success of this Tournament and making it bigger. We are also joined by Maruti Suzuki and other esteemed partners who have shown their faith in this property and ready to tee-off this exciting journey. Look forward to a great season ahead.”
Navroze D. Dhondy, Founder & MD, Creatigies Communications, the Marketing Partner of the Event, said, “Marketing Sports events is exciting and challenging at the same time. But this journey becomes so much more rewarding when we come across organisations like Lloyd and Maruti Suzuki who are driven strategically one side and ready to look at the bigger picture on the other.We are confident that this will be a great partnership keeping in mind the similar vibes and energies the brands have. Creatigies is delighted to be working with BT, Lloyd and Maruti Suzuki to find innovative ways of leveraging this opportunity, further enhancing the value of this association.”
EVENT SCHEDULE 2015 - 2016
| City |
Dates |
Venue |
| Ahmedabad |
24th Oct 2015 |
Kalhaar Blues & Greens |
| Hyderabad |
21st Nov 2015 |
Hyderabad Golf Club |
| Chennai |
5th Dec 2015 |
Madras Gymkhana Club |
| Mumbai |
15th Jan 2016 |
Willingdon Club |
| Bangalore |
30th Jan 2016 |
Eagleton Golf Resort |
| Kolkata |
20th Feb 2016 |
Tollygunge Club |
| Delhi |
12th & 13th March 2016 |
Classic Golf & Country Club |
