Pune, Oct. 27 -- The Poona Club Ltd. and the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) today jointly announced the second edition of the Poona Club Open golf tournament which will be held here from October 28 - 31.

The tournament carries a prize purse of Rs 1 crore. The championship will feature leading Indian professionals such as Veer Ahlawat, Yuvraj Sandhu, Arjun Prasad, Angad Cheema, Shaurya Bhattacharya, Om Prakash Chouhan and Manu Gandas, to name a few.

The foreign challenge will be led by Sri Lankan N Thangaraja and Nepal's Subash Tamang. The host venue Poona Club Golf Course will be represented by professionals Rohan Dhole Patil, Pranav Mardikar, Gurki Shergill (a winner on the PGTI), Akshay Damale, Pravin Pathare, Aaron Rockey, Adit...