New Delhi: India’s unique Golf League, christened the Qutab Golf League (QGL), will tee off at India’s first ever public golf course on January 4, 2025. The Qutab Golf Course will play host to the unique event in its inaugural edition. A brainchild of Game of Life Sports (GOLS) promoted by Amit Kharbanda and Samant Sikka, the QGL aims to create one of the most exciting and enjoyable Golf Leagues in India. To deliver on this objective, they have entered into a partnership with Digraj Golf Inc.
(DGI) who have successfully curated and delivered other quality leagues in India. The league in its inaugural year will comprise of 3 playing days, 2 knowledge sharing masterclasses and several entertaining social evenings. The League will be played in a Team Championship Format with 8 – 10 teams contesting. Each team will comprise of 16 players, 12 of whom will be picked by the Owner and the remaining four procured through the auction which is being held later today. Thus a total of 160 players will contest in the QGL besides the opening round on the 4th of January, the other playing dates will be the 1st of February and the 4th of March 2025.
The League will provide every category of golfers with an opportunity to compete. Each day, every competing team will be represented by 12 players playing on an Individual. Stableford Format on 75 % of their original handicaps. For the first two rounds, 9 best stableford scores, from amongst the 12 players representing the team will be counted to determine the Team Score for the day. On the final day, all 12 scores will be counted. The cumulative total of the team’s score for the three rounds will be counted towards the team’s score for the League. The team with the highest cumulative points will be the Winner of the Qutab Golf League.
“It gives us great pleasure to present the ‘Qutab Golf League’ – India’s most Unique League which for the first year will be hosted on India’s first ever Public Golf Course. The QGL has been conceptualised with an objective of being ‘Inclusive’. The teams have been structured in a manner which ensures that each team mandatorily enrolls juniors, Ladies, seniors, Government Employees and representatives of the Armed forces among others. We are confident this new format will provide everyone with an equal platform to showcase their skills” said Samant Sikka from GOLS while addressing the media. “Golf has long been shackled in the stereotype of being an old man’s past time and a rich man’s game, a narrative which has impeded its popularity and potential. The time has come to take this sport more accessible, popular and entertaining to the broader world and the Qutab Golf League is a step in that very direction.
In a short time, it has received tremendous support from all its stakeholders and we are thankful to the 10 team owners who have come forward to support it” said Amit Kharbanda from GOLS. “We share Amit and Samant’s vision about the league which is to grow it into a huge Multi Venue inclusive project which becomes the singular point for all golfers in NCR to come together and compete as well as benefit from the excellent camaraderie and entertaining value adds which are being woven into the project” said Digraj Singh from DGI while speaking at the conference. The two organisers GOLS and DGI have been ably directed in their vision and structuring by Apex Council members D Sarkar, former commissioner of sports for DDA and Wg Cdr Arun Singh (Retd), who is the President of the Golf Course Superintendents and Managers Association of India and also the Ex DG of the Indian Golf Union.
