Srinagar: Leading golfers, including 2026 DP World PGTI Order of Merit leader Saptak Talwar, Veer Ahlawat, Om Prakash Chouhan, Manu Gandas and defending champion Shaurya Bhattacharya, will vie for the J&K Open title here next month.
The Rs 1 crore prize-money tournament, to be played at the Royal Springs Golf Course from August 4 to 7, has seen its prize money doubled for the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India-sanctioned event.
The tournament will also feature 14 foreign players from nine countries, including the USA, Japan, the Czech Republic, Canada and Malaysia.
“We thank the Honourable Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, for his invaluable support in bringing this event back to Srinagar. J&K sets the tone for an exciting second half of the season,” said Amandeep Johl, CEO of the DP World PGTI.
The tournament is part of J&K Tourism’s initiative to promote golf tourism in the region.
