Gangjee boost for Delhi Darts
Rahil Gangjee
Delhi Darts will be boosted by the resurgence of Rahil Gangjee, who will lead their challenge in the Pearls Golf Premier League, which tees off at the Aamby Valley golf course from February 8. The three-day event will be preceded by a Pro-Am.
Gangjee, who returned from Hua Hin, Thailand, where he regained his Asian Tour card at the qualifying school, is excited about the new concept of a Golf Premier League.
“It is totally new in golf and to have such an event on the lines of the successful IPL in cricket is great. I am looking forward to the event, where our team Delhi Darts will include the flamboyant and long-hitting Johan Edfors, Scott Barr of Australia and the hugely talented Ajeetesh Sandhu, who won his maiden pro title late last year,” said Gangjee.
“We have Ajai Gupta as our coach and that should help even more. He is also my coach, so I expect to benefit a lot from there.”
Gangjee will open his season at the Gujarat Kensville Challenge in Ahmedabad, following which he will proceed to Aamby Valley for the path-breaking event.
Gangjee spent the last two years playing in the US on the Web.com Tour, where he missed keeping his card this year.
He said, “I am hoping events like the Pearls GPL and then a spate of Asian Tour events in India will help me find my rhythm again and get back to the higher Tours.
“I was the runner-up at Kensville last year and am looking at improving on that this time.”
The eight-team Pearls GPL will have 32 leading players representing various teams for a prize pool of $400,000. The players were picked at an auction in Mumbai earlier this month.
The field will include five players who between them have won six Majors. They include Angel Cabrera, the 2007 US Open winner and 2009 Masters Champion, Darren Clarke, the 2011 British Open winner, Rich Beem, the 2002 PGA winner, Shaun Micheel, the 2003 PGA winner and Michael Campbell, the 2005 US Open winner.
Teams
Shubhkamna Eagles: Anirban Lahiri, Daniel Chopra (Sweden), Michael Campbell (New Zealand), Shamim Khan
Delhi Darts: Rahil Gangjee, Scott Barr (Australia), Johan Edfors (Sweden), Ajeetesh Sandhu
Maharashtra 59’ers: Shiv Kapur, Scott Hend (Australia), Angel Cabrera (Argentina), Ashok Kumar
Punjab Lancers: Gaganjeet Bhullar, Thaworn Wiratchant (Thailand), Shaun Micheel (US), Rashid Khan
Gujarat Underdawgs: Digvijay Singh, Jarmo Sandelin (Sweden), David Howell (England), Gaurav Ghei
Uttarakhand Lions: Shankar Das, Chapchai Nirat (Thailand), Darren Clarke (N. Ireland), Mukesh Kumar
Colombo 6’s: Chiragh Kumar, Jason Knutzon (Australia), Simon Dyson (England), Mithun Perera (Sri Lanka)
Tamil Nadu Pullees: Himmat Rai, Siddikur (Bangladesh), Rich Beem (US), Harendra Gupta
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