January 30th 2016, Bangalore, India: On a sunny Saturday afternoon 84 golfers teed off at Eagleton golf resort to participate in the Bangalore leg of the 20th edition of the LLOYD Business Today Pro-Am of Champions.
The picturesque golf course at Eagleton fulfilled a dual purpose for every golfer who participated. It presented each with the appropriate level of a challenge and enjoyment. The 18 hole championship course, which has even hosted a European ladies Tour event, is a pleasure to play at with changes in elevation, water hazards in play and nearly 70 bunkers to avoid. With the resort set up which includes rooms, restaurants & other leisure activities this is a perfect weekend getaway.
Played on Stableford format with Double Peoria handicap, the afternoon witnessed some great golfing action with players vying for both individual as well as team prizes.
Winning Team (116 points):-
• Nanda Kishore (Wipro)
• Vishal Bhat (MNS Exports)
• Peter Prem (Univern Solutions India)
• Karanth K (Nirmal Infotech)
Navroze Dhondy (center) with the Winning Team (L-R): Chetan Meda on behalf of Vishal Bhat, Peter Prem, Karanth K & Nanda Kishore
The winners for individual prizes under various several categories were:-
• 0-10 Handicap: Bipin Shah (Quality Soap Industries) - Winner with 38 points
• 11-18 Handicap: Vishal Bhat - Winner with 41 points
• 19-24 Handicap: Ramesh Iyengar - Winner with 40 points
• 4moles.com Closest to Pin: Srinivas Murthy (Adwit India)
• Nautica Most Stylish Golfer: Tarandeep Singh (Aon Hewitt Consulting)
The S-Cross, up for grabs for a Hole-in-One on the 17th hole was nearly claimed by Ramesh Iyengar.
Some of the other eminent golfers who participated amongst the corporate bigwigs of Bangalore included Varun Berry (MD - Britannia), Anil Sama (COO - Intel), Arjun Ramaraju (Vice President - Wipro), Naresh Shah (President EG India R&D - Hewlett Packard Enterprise), Arjun Srivatsa (Chief Neurosurgeon - Columbia Asia Hospitals), Anand Kumar A (CEO - Moksh Champa Agarbathy), Mohan Sekhar (Sr. MD - Accenture), Krishna Kumar (Senior Director - Oracle Solution Service India), Nikhil Dhodapkar (Regional Director Sales and Marketing - Accor India), Ramesh Iyengar (VP - Tech Mahindra), Sandeep Kulhalli (Sr. Vice President-Retail and Marketing-Jewelry Div - Titan), Sudheer Bhat (MD - Plastronics India), K.K.Mathew (Chairman & Mg. Director - Disha Communications), Karthik Padmanabhan (Executive-Cloud Ecosystem Asia Pacific - IBM Corporation).
The day’s action culminated with the prize distribution ceremony followed by dinner. The winning team also earned themselves a place in the Pro-Am National finals to be held in Delhi in March 2016.
