Avantha Masters

The Avantha Masters was a professional golf tournament co-sanctioned by the European Tour, Asian Tour and the Professional Golf Tour of India. The tournament was played at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Delhi from 2010 to 2012 and moved to Jaypee Greens Golf Club, Greater Noida in 2013.[1]

Avantha Masters
Tournament information
LocationGreater Noida, India
Established2010
Course(s)Jaypee Greens Golf Club
Par72
Length7,347 yards (6,718 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
Asian Tour
Professional Golf Tour of India
FormatStroke play
Prize fund€1,800,000
Month playedMarch
Final year2013
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Thomas Aiken (2013)
To par−23 as above
Final champion
Thomas Aiken

The event was tri-sanctioned by the European Tour, the Asian Tour and the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI). The 2011 Avantha Masters carried an increased prize fund of €1.8 million.[2]

On 5 September 2013, the tournament's sponsor, Avantha Group, announced it had decided against renewing the contract with the European Tour because of current economic conditions. With the announcement, the Avantha Masters was removed from the 2014 calendar of its three sanctioning Tours.[3]

Winners
YearTours[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
2013EUR, ASA Thomas Aiken265−233 strokes Gaganjeet Bhullar
2012EUR, ASA Jbe' Kruger274−142 strokes Jorge Campillo
Marcel Siem
2011EUR, ASA Shiv Chawrasia273−151 stroke Robert Coles
2010EUR, ASA Andrew Dodt274−141 stroke Richard Finch
  1. ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.

See also
  • Indian Masters, another co-sanctioned event in India, played in 2008, considered the same tournament as the Avantha Masters by the European Tour but not by the Asian Tour

References
  1. "Avantha Masters finds a new home". Asian Tour. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  2. "Avantha Masters Increases Prize Fund For 2011". PGA European Tour. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  3. "India loses top golf event Avantha Masters due to falling rupee". Times of India. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
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