2018 Professional Golf Tour of India
| Duration | 24 January 2018 – 23 December 2018 |
|---|---|
| Number of official events | 19 |
| Most wins |  Honey Baisoya (2) |
| Order of Merit | Khalin Joshi |
← 2017 2019 → | |
The 2018 Professional Golf Tour of India was the 12th season of the Professional Golf Tour of India, the main professional golf tour in India since it was formed in 2006.
Schedule
[edit]The following table lists official events during the 2018 season.[1]
| Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (₹) | Winner[a] | OWGR points | Other tours[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan | City Bank American Express Dhaka Open | Bangladesh | ৳5,000,000 |  Siddikur Rahman (7) | n/a | ADT |
| 3 Feb | Cochin Masters | Kerala | 4,000,000 | Syed Saqib Ahmed (1) | n/a | |
| 25 Feb | Golconda Masters | Telangana | 3,000,000 | Udayan Mane (6) | n/a | |
| 4 Mar | Chennai Open Golf Championship | Tamil Nadu | 3,000,000 |  Mithun Perera (6) | n/a | |
| 24 Mar | City Bank American Express Chittagong Open | Bangladesh | 4,000,000 | Nadaraja Thangaraja (3) | n/a | |
| 13 Apr | Pune Open Golf Championship | Maharashtra | 3,000,000 | Honey Baisoya (5) | n/a | |
| 20 Apr | Delhi-NCR Open Golf Championship | Uttar Pradesh | 3,000,000 | Honey Baisoya (6) | n/a | |
| 27 Apr | BTI Open | Bangladesh | US$60,000 |  Kazuki Higa (n/a) | 6 | ADT |
| 3 Aug | Louis Philippe Cup | Karnataka | US$75,000 | Rahil Gangjee (3) | 6 | ADT |
| 12 Aug | TAKE Solutions Masters | Karnataka | US$350,000 | Viraj Madappa (1) | 14 | ASA |
| 7 Sep | Jaipur Open | Rajasthan | 3,000,000 | Aman Raj (1) | n/a | |
| 14 Sep | QA InfoTech Open | Uttar Pradesh | 5,000,000 | Akshay Sharma (1) | n/a | |
| 5 Oct | Kensville Open | Gujarat | 4,000,000 | Tapy Ghai (1) | n/a | |
| 28 Oct | Panasonic Open India | Delhi | US$400,000 | Khalin Joshi (4) | 14 | ASA |
| 4 Nov | Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational | Haryana | 15,000,000 | S. Chikkarangappa (12) | n/a | |
| 24 Nov | IndianOil Servo Masters Golf | Assam | 4,500,000 | Shamim Khan (14) | n/a | |
| 9 Dec | Bengaluru Open Golf Championship | Karnataka | 6,000,000 | Anura Rohana (6) | n/a | |
| 15 Dec | CG Open | Maharashtra | 10,000,000 | Rashid Khan (9) | n/a | |
| 23 Dec | Tata Open | Jharkhand | 10,000,000 | Om Prakash Chouhan (5) | n/a |
Order of Merit
[edit]The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Indian rupees.[2][3]
| Position | Player | Prize money (₹) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khalin Joshi | 6,281,340 |
| 2 | Viraj Madappa | 4,617,097 |
| 3 | S. Chikkarangappa | 4,401,435 |
| 4 | Om Prakash Chouhan | 4,069,844 |
| 5 | Shamim Khan | 3,672,798 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of Professional Golf Tour of India events they had won up to and including that tournament.
- ^ ADT − Asian Development Tour; ASA − Asian Tour.
References
[edit]- ^ "2018 Tournament schedule". Professional Golf Tour of India. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "2018 Order of Merit". Professional Golf Tour of India. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Khalin Joshi emerges 2018 PGTI Order of Merit champion". Professional Golf Tour of India. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2023.