Adani Forays Into Golf In Partnership With PGTI To Create Olympic Champions

Adani Invitational Golf Championship 2025 From April 1 At Jaypee Greens

By Deepak Arora

AHMEDABAD, March 19: With India bidding for 2036 Olympic, Chairman Gautam of Adani Group has entered into the sports field of golf in partnership with the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) to produce internatioal champions.

With the aim of popularising and creating golf champions in India, the Group has announced the launch of ‘Adani Invitational Golf Championship 2025’ and introduce golf in schools and hold golf clinics..

The inaugural four-day tournament 'Adani Invitational Golf Championship 2025', offering a ₹1.5 crore prize, will be held at Jaypee Greens Golf and Spa Resort, Greater Noida, from April 1, marking PGTI's return to the venue after 11 years. PGTI is the official sanctioning body of men’s professional golf in India.

“We are delighted to join hands with Kapil Dev Ji and the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) to contribute to the growth of Indian professional golf,” said Pranav Adani, Director, Adani Enterprises Limited.

“Our goal is to cultivate Indian global champions in golf. We are committed to
enhancing accessibility to golf, promoting greater participation and offering world-class training and playing opportunities.” he added.

Kapil Dev, President of the PGTI, thanked the Adani Group for extending support to professional golf in India with the launch of the Adani Invitational Golf Championship 2025.

“The backing of the Adani Group, one of the world’s biggest business houses, will help the PGTI produce more champion golfers from India who will make the country proud on the international stage. I expect to see golf fans in big numbers following their favourite players on the course during the tournament,” he said.

Terming the Adani Invitational Golf Championship 2025 as a watershed moment for the PGTI, Amandeep Johl, CEO, PGTI, said, “This association will raise the stature of the Tour. We thank the Adani Group, our title sponsors, for sharing PGTI’s vision of creating more playing opportunities for Indian professionals. With an attractive prize purse, outstanding playing conditions at the Jaypee Greens Golf and Spa Resort and a top-notch field vying for the title, one can expect a spectacular week of golfing action at the eagerly awaited Adani Invitational Golf Championship 2025.”

A pre-tournament event will be held on 29 March 2025 at The Belvedere Golf and Country Club, Ahmedabad. Along with this event, five leading PGTI professionals will conduct a golf clinic that will introduce the sport to 50 children from The Adani International School.

Cricket Legend Kapil Dev, now the PGTI President, will be present at this event to highlight the shared vision of the Adani Group and PGTI to develop golfing talent and advance Indian golf.

The partnership extends to the establishment of a joint Adani-PGTI golf training academy at Belvedere Golf and Country Club in Ahmedabad.

This initiative aligns with Adani's commitment to grassroots development and supports India's 2036 Olympic bid, reflecting the group's aim to resonate with the aspirations of a broad Indian audience.

Headquartered in Ahmedabad, the Adani Group is India’s largest and fastest-growing portfolio of diversified businesses. With interests across energy and utilities, transport and logistics (including seaports, airports, shipping, and rail), metals and materials, and consumer sectors, the Adani Group has established a leadership position in the market.

The Group’s success is driven by its core philosophy of ‘Nation Building’ and ‘Growth with Goodness,’ focusing on sustainable development. Adani Group is committed to environmental stewardship and community improvement through its CSR programs, which are grounded in the principles of sustainability, diversity, and shared values.