BWI: BMW Launches BMW Golf Cup International 2009 in India

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Source: BMW India
Thursday, October 22, 2009 02:58 PM IST (09:28 AM GMT)
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BMW Launches BMW Golf Cup International 2009 in India


New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, October 22, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- BMW India will launch the BMW Golf Cup International 2009 in India across ten cities - Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Chandigarh, Pune, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Gurgaon. BMW India Dealerships in these cities will organize the tournament from 24 October 2009 onwards.

The national final will be held on 23 January 2010 in the National Capital Region (Gurgaon) at the DLF Golf & Country Club.

An exclusive, invitation-only event, the BMW Golf Cup International 2009 is an amateur golf tournament series designed for customers, prospects and opinion leaders and provides the right mix for an exclusive social interaction.

India is one of 50 participating countries where 100,000 players will compete across 1,000 qualifying tournaments. The finalists will then converge at the BMW Golf Cup International 2009 World Final to be held from 1 to 6 March 2010 in Fancourt Golf Resort, George, South Africa.

Mr. Peter Kronschnabl, President BMW India said, "BMW is one of the biggest supporters of golf and has helped foster amateur golf on a global basis. Therefore, it is with great pride that we officially introduce BMW Golf Cup International 2009 in India. Last year we concluded the BMW Golf Cup International 2008 with Rudratej Singh from Mumbai winning the 2nd position in the Men's Category A. We hope to see similar success from this year's participants, and are proud to host one of the leading amateur tournaments in the country that will attract not just our customers, prospects and opinion leaders but also other patrons of the game."

Dealers from the target cities will identify amateur golfers amongst BMW owners or prospective buyers who would be interested in participating in the tournament. The tournaments will be held in accordance with the rules of the respective local golf club.

The BMW Golf Cup International 2009 will have three categories, A (for handicaps up to 12), B (for handicaps 13 - 28) and Ladies Category (for handicaps up to 28). The winners, runners-up and second runners-up of the individual handicap categories qualify for the national final. The winners in each of the three handicap categories of the national final qualify to take part in the world final of BMW Golf Cup International 2009.

Opportunity to win a BMW 5 Series: Hole-in-one throughout the BMW Golf Cup International 2009 presented by BMW Financial Services

During the tournament, participants can win the Hole-in-one offer and drive home in a brand new BMW 5 Series.

Hole-in-one is an extraordinarily tempting offer, but one that most pros have yet to take up. Anyone who wants to win a BMW 5 Series at the BMW Golf Cup International 2009 in India must meet two important criteria: first, they must score a hole-in-one and it must be on the specific hole, where the BMW 5 Series is awarded as the prize. The Hole-in-one is presented by BMW Financial Services across all tournaments.

In the national final that will be held on 23 January 2010 in the National Capital Region (Gurgaon) at the DLF Golf & Country Club, participants can win the Hole-in-one offer and drive home a brand new BMW Z4.

To view the Schedule, please click on the link given below:

Schedule of the BMW Golf Cup International 2008 in India

BMW Golf Cup International

BMW Golf Cup International, one of the world's largest amateur golf tournament series can trace its roots back a quarter of a century to a British-based initiative that ran on its own for five years before going international. The tournament started as the BMW Invitation Tournament in UK. It has now developed into a global series with 1,000 qualifying tournaments involving 100,000 players in up to 50 countries. The best players from each nation qualify for the highlight, the BMW Golf Cup International World Final.

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CONTACT DETAILS
Abhay Dange, General Manager Press and Corporate Affairs, BMW India, +91 9910481013, +91 (124) 4566600, Abhay.Dange@bmw.in
Poonam Thakur, Vox Public Relations, +91 9818130538, +91 (11) 40613001, PoonamT@voxpr.co.in

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