PGTI Coal India Open to field 132 players at Tollygunge Club

Top golfers will be in action at the Coal India Open, which begins on Tuesday at the par-70 Tollygunge Club in Kolkata, and the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India event carries a total prize purse of ₹1 crore and a field of 132 players.

The tournament is staged by the DP World Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI); the report was published on August 10, 2026, at 05:35 pm IST from Kolkata. The entry list includes one amateur and several foreign professionals, bringing international presence to the event.

Order of Merit (OoM) leader Saptak Talwar is among the leading names in the field. Also scheduled to compete are Veer Ahlawat, Om Prakash Chouhan, Khalin Joshi and the defending champion Angad Cheema.

Local entrants include former OoM champion Shankar Das. Other home players named are Rahil Gangjee, Viraj Madappa, Mohammad Sanju, Divyanshu Bajaj, Sunit Chowrasia, Feroz Ali Mollah, Indrajit Bhalotia and Karan Verma, and the report says they will enjoy their outing in familiar conditions.

The winner will take home ₹15 lakh, while the runner-up will receive ₹10 lakh.

Play is scheduled to start on Tuesday at the par-70 Tollygunge Club course in Kolkata, where the 132-player field will compete for the ₹1 crore purse.