New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) President and legendary Indian sportsman Kapil Dev has prolonged his greatest needs to India’s males’s and girls’s golf groups forward of the golf competitors on the Asian Games in Japan.
The Indian contingent includes Yuvraj Sandhu, Saptak Talwar and Veer Ahlawat within the males’s part, and Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar and Pranavi Urs within the ladies’s part, in response to a press launch.
PGTI President Kapil Dev wished Indian golfers Veer, Saptak, Yuvraj, Aditi, Diksha and Pranavi forward of the Asian Games, saying representing India was the best honour and praising their willpower, self-discipline, constant performances, expertise and expertise.
“Representing India at the Asian Games is the highest honour. I extend my best wishes to Veer, Saptak, Yuvraj, Aditi, Diksha and Pranavi as they prepare to compete for the country in Japan. Each of them has earned this opportunity through determination, discipline and consistently strong performances. They possess the talent, experience and temperament to perform successfully on this major international stage,” he stated.
Exhorting the Indian golfers to strategy the competitors with confidence, Kapil Dev added, “My message to them is simple: believe in yourselves, play fearlessly and give it everything you have. The responsibility of representing the country should inspire you to raise your game. Stay focused, trust your preparation and play every shot with pride. The entire Indian golfing fraternity is behind you. Go out there, compete hard and make India proud.”
Amandeep Johl, CEO, PGTI, stated, “Yuvraj, Veer and Saptak have earned this opportunity through consistent performances, resilience and a strong competitive temperament. Their place in the Indian contingent is a proud moment for us and reflects the strength of our tour and the international pathway provided by the DP World PGTI. All three possess the experience and ability to mount a strong medal challenge. We wish them, along with Aditi, Diksha and Pranavi, every success at the Asian Games.”
The Indian males’s trio will make its Asian Games debut with robust credentials and appreciable expertise of competing on the worldwide stage.
Yuvraj Sandhu has been a daily on the Asian Tour and has been enjoying on the DP World Tour this season on account of securing his DP World Tour card after profitable the PGTI Order of Merit in 2025.
The 29-year-old loved a record-breaking streak on the PGTI in 2025 as he turned the primary participant to win seven titles in a single season. He additionally set a brand new document for season earnings, having gathered INR 1,91,67,100 on the DP World PGTI in 2025. Yuvraj is a winner of 16 skilled titles, together with one worldwide title on the Asian Development Tour.
Yuvraj stated, “I played in Japan last year so I have a very fair idea how the golf courses are. We already have the course mapped out in detail, and the yardages. I think playing on the DP World Tour has polished my game so I feel ready to tackle the course. It’s rained a lot there recently so the course will definitely be softer. We are expecting ideal weather. Besides, I’m pretty much accustomed to playing in such conditions, I’ve been playing in the rain four weeks out of the past eight.”
Thirty-year-old Veer Ahlawat has been a daily on the Asian Tour and likewise competed on the DP World Tour in 2025 after incomes his card on account of rising because the 2024 PGTI Order of Merit champion. He is a six-time winner on the PGTI moreover a joint runner-up on the Hero Indian Open in 2024.
Veer, who had a first-hand have a look at the course in Japan final month, stated, “The course was short, and mostly those are the courses we play here in India. I think the main challenge in Japan is to get your wedges tuned in, and spin control will play a major role. In short courses, we have to be very precise on the tee and most of the time, you do not even have to hit your driver off the tee. You have to manage the course well, make sure that even if you have a few hundred-yard shot, you are there in the game.”
Saptak Talwar, at present ranked No. 1 on the PGTI Order of Merit, has strengthened his recreation by dividing his aggressive schedule between the HotelPlanner Tour in Europe and the PGTI. Twenty-seven-year-old Saptak is a two-time winner on the PGTI.
Saptak stated, “The goal was to improve my ranking and qualify, and I am proud that one box has been ticked. The next aim is to make the cut for the LA Olympics. I think I have played enough in Europe, and Europe is about rain, wind and other elements. I think we like our chances of battling the elements, as Japan is expected to have similar weather at this time. Having the experience under my belt of playing in not-so-pretty weather is definitely an advantage.”
The six-member contingent displays the rising energy and competitiveness of Indian golf. The gamers’ progress throughout home and worldwide excursions underlines the growing depth of the game within the nation and India’s means to provide golfers able to succeeding on the highest stage. (ANI)