Rahil Gangjee to lead field at Louis Philippe Cup

New Delhi: Former Asian Tour winners, including Rahil Gangjee and Rashid Khan, will be among the 132 golfers who have confirmed their participation for the inaugural Louis Philippe Cup at the Prestige Golfshire Club in Bengaluru, beginning July 31.

The $75000 tournament, which is being co-sanctioned by Asian Development Tour event and Professional Golfers Tour of India, will see a total of 60 overseas players representing 20 countries competing in a strong field.

The field is expected to comprise the likes of Asian Tour winners Gaurav Ghei, Mukesh Kumar and Himmat Rai.

Also in action will be Nitithorn Thippong and Honey Baisoya, who currently lead the ADT and PGTI Order of Merit for the ongoing season, respectively. Thippong from Thailand, currently leads the ADT order of merit with a season earning of $21,084 from six tournaments.

The 22-year old Thai golfer has had a flying start to his ongoing season with one win and four top-10 finishes so far.

The field will also have three-time Asian Tour winner Marcus Both of Australia. It hasn’t been the best of starts for the Australian golfer and he would be keen to regain regaining his form at Prestige Golfshire this month.

Gangjee, who recently won the Panasonic Open in Japan, would be one of the biggest draws. He is currently placed 5th on the Asian Tour OOM with his current season’s earning of $2,90,426 from six tournaments. Also teeing off would be local lad S. Chikarangappa.