‘One of the most fascinating things about golf is how it reflects the cycle of life. No matter what you shoot – the next day, you have to go back to the first tee and begin all over again and make yourself into something.’ – Peter Jacobsen.

The 2021 edition of Precious Golf was held on the 19th of February at The Qutub Golf Course, New Delhi. The playing slots got full within 4 days of the announcement of the tournament and we had 108 golfers – a mix of corporate, men, and women – all passionate about golf came to try their hand.

Incredible India, took a firm step to suggest that we are open for business and promoted the game and its courses within India, of course, that’s the theme this year – Vocal for Local!

Innovation Partner, MG Motors India, not only had its President & MD Rajeev Chaba playing but they also showcased their new offerings to the India market – their first Electric Vehicle MG ZS EV along with the new Hector.

The hustle bustle at the golf course started at 6:30 in the morning when the golfers started to mingle and chit chat over breakfast! The shotgun start was at 8 and there were 27 four balls playing the game.

In her opening address Parineeta Sethi, Chief Editor, PeakLife said, “It’s always good to be back in the greens. It’s not just the golfers but us – nongolfers too missed the game. It’s also ironic that in today’s era of social distancing, Golf always has followed social distancing! In the 2021 edition of Precious Golf, we have opened it up for men as well, and together – we aim to get a good game and a perfect score to take it forward”.

Joining her was Gaurav Gupta, Chief Commercial Officer MG Motors India who joined the dots between Precious Golf and MGM’s association. He mentioned that Golf is about the drive, your short game, and your putting, in the car industry, the vehicles that MGM has to offer are electric, autonomous and you’ve got internet connectivity.

Rajan Sehgal, Chairman, TAAI-NR (Travel Agents Association of India) and President, IGTA (India Golf Tourism Association) who has done a lot for tourism and in particular golf tourism in India believes that golf courses were the first to open in India after lockdown and are running at full capacity, following all the standard operating procedures. Golf tourism will be the future of the tourism industry in the coming season and domestic golf will play a major role in a big way and it is the right time to promote Indian states.”

Players also shared what Golf meant to them in an interesting video chat as PeakLife moments. Ashish Bugra, Promoter, Globex Consultancy Services said that Golf to him was Nirvana while Maya, Founder, Maya Culture told that she took the sport after landing in India from London and from there has been no looking back.

According Kaushik Bellani, “Golf is as precious as life and gives a perfect platform for networking and business opportunities.”

Golfers did not just put their passion out for the cup but there were other exciting prizes as well to be won! Right from a holiday at The Heritance Arah, Maldives to a stay at JustaMukteshwar there was something for all – if they got lucky enough!

DaMilano Italia gave away very stylish laptop bags to each golfer as a must have accessory and also showcased their other offerings.

Thanks to our gifting partners Vahdam India; Ohria Ayurveda; Sawadhee Traditional Thai Spa, Vasant Kunj; Gaia Good Health, Golf Par-Tee, Plush Living, Maya Culture, and Paul Penders India to make it more engaging. Maya Culture gave away vouchers for outfits and two lucky winners got a chance to get a special outfit designed by Maya herself!

Experience of the event wouldn’t have been complete without our experiential holiday partners Carnoustie Ayurveda & Wellness Resort, JUSTa Holidays, and Heritance Aarah.

By the lunch time, we had players submitting scores and the winners in various categories were:

• Ram Sharma Closest to pin hole #13

• Anuj Mohan Singh won the MG Trackman challenge at hole #8

• Vivek Vashishy and V Siddharth Chaudhary won in the handicap category in the 18 and above and 0-17 age category respectively.

• The team of Sharad Maheshwari & Sujit Nagrath were declared winners.

• Fakhirah Abdullah was declared winner in the women’s category.

Incredible India was the title partner for PeakLife Precious Golf Cup 2021 and the tournament was managed by Tiger Sports, A Brandon de Souza (Management Service). The tournament was meant for people who are golfing enthusiasts and are senior corporate executives.

Rated as one of the best all season golf courses in India, Qutab Golf Course offers one of the best Pay & Play facilities catering to all levels of ability. The course is spread over 250 yards offers a perfect setup with tranquil surroundings and has just reopened after lockdown restrictions.

Seen at the game playing were Vivek Vasishta, Executive Director and CountryLeader, IBM; Sarv Mittar Wadhwa, Managing Director, Alpha IT Consultants (P) Ltd; Sharad Maheshwari, Director, Continental Profiles Ltd; Praveen Bansal, Chairman & CEO, AB Slaes Corporation Pvt Ltd; Nagendra Singh, Founder, Gravity Infosolutions; Ronald Das, Group Director, Corporate Warranties India; Ajay Dadwal, Managing Director, Corporate Risk India; Arjun Sharma, Chairman, Select Group; Soni Manjit Singh, Director, Phelps and Co. Pvt. Ltd; Kshama Kaushik, Director, Thought Arbitrage Research Institute; Hritik Gandhi, Managing Director, Arthur Engineering Solutions; Achal Kataria, Vice President & Global Head of Technology, EXL Service were joined in with friends of the brand to support and cheer their teams.

WINNERS LIST

OVERALL CLOSEST TO PIN – HOLE # 13

• RAM SHARMA

MG TRACKMAN CHALLENGE – HOLE # 8

• 2ND RUNNER UP – SUSHANT KHANNA

• RUNNER UP – K P SAI KUMAR

• WINNER – ANUJ MOHAN SINGH

HANDICAP CATEGORY – 18 & ABOVE

• RUNNER UP – DR VIPENDRA SABHERWAL

• WINNER – VIVEK VASHISHY

HANDICAP CATEGORY – 0 – 17

• RUNNER UP – SIMRAN SINGH

• WINNER – VSIDDHARTH CHAUDHARY

TEAM CATEGORY

• RUNNER UP – KP SAI KUMAR & SANGEETA CHOPRA

• WINNER – SHARAD MAHESHWARI & SUJIT NAGRATH

LADIES CATEGORY

• WINNER – FAKHIRAH ABDULLAH

BEST GROSS

• WINNER – NIKHIL RANJAN

LUCKY DIP WINNERS

• Anuj Mohan Singh – Justa Mukteshwar Retreat and Spa, Mukteshwar

• Kshama Kaushik – Justa Mukteshwar Retreat and Spa, Mukteshwar

• Rohini Raina – Carnoustie Ayurveda and Wellness Resort, Kerela

• Harmeet Singh – The Heritance Arah, Maldives

• Giriraj Singh – The Heritance Arah, Maldives